Bruma will be strutting his stuff for Portugal’s Under-21s on Friday and Wolves should check him out.
When Paul Lambert wasted no time discarding a number of Wolves’ underperforming summer additions in January, it was portrayed in some quarters as a clear sign that the influence of super-agent Jorge Mendes in the club’s transfer activity had proved more a hindrance than a help.
However, with Wolves hovering just five points above the Championship drop zone, they still owe much to Mendes and his contacts in Portuguese football. According to the Express and Star, he was the driving force behind the signings of Iberian attackers Helder Costa and Ivan Cavaleiro from Benfica and Monaco respectively.
Without their combined 14 goals and 13 assists, Wolves would be a lot closer to Blackburn, Wigan and co.
The duo have both smashed the club’s transfer record this season while, according to The Sun, a Wolves side flush with Chinese investment made a £20 million bid for Benfica’s Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca in the summer.
Despite their lowly league status, Wolves are clearly not lacking in either funds or ambition.
Therefore, what is to stop them muscling in on Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in Besiktas flyer Bruma?
Another Portuguese flyer who made his name at Benfica’s Lisbon neighbours Sporting, Turkish Football report that Spurs have been chasing his signature for a number of months with Mauricio Pochettino a keen admirer of a player who could spell the end for Clinton N’Jie and Georges-Kevin N’Koudou at White Hart Lane.
Yet, with top scorer Helder Costa looking almost certain to leave in the summer after attracting interest from the top of the Premier League, as stated by the Mirror, Bruma, who has eight goals and six assists to his name this season, appears a ready-made replacement.
Bruma will be in action for Portugal’s Under-21s in a friendly with Norway on Friday and perhaps Wolves should check on his progress with a view to maintaining that Iberian influence at Molineux.
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