Wolves and super-agent Jorge Mendes is an interesting relationship.
On the one hand, the Midlands outfit can thank the controversial GestiFute guru for bringing the likes of Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho and even manager Nuno Santo to Molineux but on the contrary, he’s only looking out for himself and his clients.
That much would have been displayed if they went ahead with a move for Atletico Madrid’s expensive flop, Thomas Lemar.
According to Le10 Sport last month, Wolves had opened talks with the 24-year-old winger with Mendes holding all the keys over a potential transfer.
They can count their lucky stars that it didn’t come to fruition.
Lemar started his first game of the season last week, playing just 64 minutes before being pulled by Diego Simeone, which is hardly a surprise as he failed to contribute with a goal or assists and only managed to record only one shot and one key pass, also committing two fouls. per WhoScored.
The France World Cup winner cost the La Liga outfit a whopping £62m and is raking in around €100k-per-week (£90k-per-week), finances which just haven’t been justified whatsoever.
He has only scored three goals from 75 appearances throughout his entire Atletico career. That is shocking.
Especially when you consider his potential – he was once likened Barcelona great Andres Iniesta and Spurs skipper Hugo Lloris has previously lauded him as “extremely talented, very fast and lethal in front of goal.”
Lemar certainly would have been an underwhelming replacement for Diogo Jota, one that would have dented the promising hopes of both Daniel Podence and Pedro Neto.
Therefore, Wolves and Nuno’s decision to not follow through with a swoop for the Mendes flop has turned out to be an absolute stroke of genius. It is plenty of cash and even careers saved by avoiding him this summer.
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