– EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey
Wolverhampton Wanderers have now made an offer to sign young attacking midfielder Noha Lemina from French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
HITC Football understands that the 18-year-old could be reunited with his brother Mario at Molineux.
Sources have confirmed that Wolves have made an offer for Mario Lemina’s brother Noha – who is currently on loan at Sampdoria from PSG.
He’s mainly been used as a youth player this season and there’s a suspicion he’d join the academy should he arrive at Wolves.
But the club are quite coy about their chances of signing the teenager as they enter talks with the French champions.
Wolves make an offer for Lemina’s younger brother
Gary O’Neil has led Wolves to just outside the top half of the Premier League after being brought into the club on the eve of the Premier League starting.
They’ve recorded three wins on the bounce and their most recent victory over Everton was incredibly convincing.
There are areas of the squad that could do with improvement, with too much reliance on Hwang Hee-chan for goals right now.
However, a move to sign Noha Lemina would very much be a deal for the future, given the teenager only has a single first-team appearance to his name.
Lemina could be a future creative force
Mario Lemina’s younger brother is typically deployed as an attacking midfielder and has a fantastic record for PSG’s youth teams.
In 36 matches for their Under-19 side, he’s scored 12 goals and provided five assists.
The 18-year-old has appeared for France’s Under-17 side in the past, but like his older brother was born in Gabon and is therefore eligible for both nations.
While international recognition is a long way off, to break into France’s youth ranks at any level is very impressive.
Sampdoria loan move hasn’t worked out for Lemina
Lemina featured for PSG’s first team during pre-season last summer, playing the full 90 minutes against Al-Nassr.
He lined up alongside the likes of Marco Asensio, Lucas Hernandez and Gianluigi Donnarumma that day and just before the summer transfer window closed he joined Italian second-tier side Sampdoria.
Unfortunately, the move hasn’t worked out and while he may have learned a lot from playing in a new environment, he’s only featured for the first team once.
Lemina might have been better off staying at PSG, but it might explain why Wolves have now made an offer to sign him given he’s not progressing in Italy at the moment.
Lemina has perfect environment to bed in at Wolves
Changing clubs is never an easy task for a young player, especially when moving countries.
However, Noha Lemina can rely on his brother Mario to help him adapt to his new environment.
While he might only be joining the club to initially play for the academy, the fact he’s featured for PSG’s senior side highlights his potential.
He’s not the only player linked with a move to the club this month and HITC understands Wolves like Rodrigo Gomes but are unsure if they’ll make a move for him just yet.
Gomes’s agent has confirmed that Wolves have been in contact but only time will tell if he ends up at Molineux.
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