Wolverhampton Wanderers need a striker with their Championship form stuttering so is Mendes client Tiquinho Soares under consideration?
Wolverhampton Wanderers signed just one striker during the January transfer window – a Spanish teenager by the name of Rafa Mir from Valencia.
And while Wolves pulled off a real coup signing a youngster so heavily courted by Real Madrid, as reported by the Sun, it is clear that manager Nuno Espirito Santo does not believe he is ready for Championship football with only 29 minutes under his belt so far.
That means Leo Bonatini remains the only natural and senior centre-forward at Nuno’s disposal. A dreadful performance in the 2-0 defeat to in-form Fulham on Saturday, however, means the Al-Hilal loanee has not scored in 15 games.
So reinforcing their forward line is surely a priority for the Championship leaders ahead of the summer with promotion to the Premier League still looking more than likely.
And with another Jorge Mendes client, Tiquinho Soares, ripping things up in Portugal, he should surely come into consideration.
According to the Birmingham Mail, the former Vitoria Guimaraes striker was under consideration by Wolves during the summer after hitting 12 goals in just 15 games for Porto. He stayed in Portugal, however, whereas Ruben Neves, Diogo Jota, Willy Boly and manager Nuno Espirito Santo swapped the Dragao for Molineux.
But while Bonatini is struggling, Soares is soaring. A goal in Porto’s 5-1 win away at Portimonense means he has eight goals and two assists in his last four Primeira Liga appearances. To make this even more impressive, Soares has only stared five league games all season.
So what are the chances of him taking that well-trodden path from Porto to the Black Country this summer?
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