Championship giants Wolverhampton Wanderers were snubbed by Sporting Lisbon’s Iuri Medeiros – who is now a hero for Genoa in Serie A
Wolverhampton Wanderers are used to getting what they want in the transfer market.
But while Ruben Neves, Diogo Jota and Willy Boly and co were remarkably lured to England’s second tier by a combination of Jorge Mendes and Chinese cash, Iuri Medeiros looks like one that got away for the runaway Championship leaders.
O Jogo claimed last summer that Wolves were very interested in the then Sporting Lisbon playmaker having brought a number of impressive Iberian talents to Molineux in the same transfer window. Medeiros had shone on loan at Boavista in 2016/17, scoring seven and assisting eight in Portugal’s top flight.
But after making just one league start for Sporting in the first half this season, he was on his way out of the Estadio Jose Alvalade – but not to Wolves.
Instead, Medeiros joined Serie A outfit Genoa on loan and he has made a good impression so far, marking his first start with a stunning last-gasp winner against Cagliari on Tuesday. But Medeiros’ reason for choosing Genoa should have Wolves fans wondering why he did not jump at the chance to sign for Wolves last summer.
“I didn’t have much space in Portugal, so I realised that this was the best moment for a change and playing here in Italy looked like the best solution for me,” the 23-year-old told Il Seccolo XIX.
“Genoa is a club that has faith in youngsters.”
So does Wolves. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are cruising to the Championship title and compatriots Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves, Ruben Vinagre, Ivan Cavaleiro and Helder Costa are all aged between 18 and 24.
Medeiros would have fit right in.
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