Monaco loanee Ruben Vinagre is understood to be on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs after an excellent start at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Molineux has arguably never been such an attractive destination.
With Chinese conglomerate Fosun International providing Wolves with unpreceded financial muscle and the connections of super-agent Jorge Mendes giving the club access to some of the most exciting talents in Portuguese football, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have emerged as genuine promotion favourites.
And that is the least anyone expected considering the stature, and the quality, of the players who arrived in the Midlands over the summer. Not least Porto captain Ruben Neves, a player frequently courted by the Premier League and who cost a Championship record £15.8 million, per the BBC.
And that’s without mentioning Diogo Jota, arguably the league’s standout player in 2017/18, who is expected to turn his loan move from Atletico Madrid permanent in January for £14 million, per The Mirror (October 16th, page 46).
But will teenage left-back Ruben Vinagre follow in Jota’s footsteps? According to Record, Wolves are hoping to make the 18-year-old’s loan from Ligue 1 champions Monaco permanent in January.
Making waves
The former Sporting Lisbon youngster has made six Championship starts this season, competing for a place with Barry Douglas, and has already emerged as a real fans’ favourite thanks to his dynamic bursts down the left.
With Record adding that a number of Premier League teams are hoping to muscle in on Vingare, however, Wolves’ once again have a chance to demonstrate their ability to attract highly-rated talents to Molinuex.
After all, there’s little doubting that Neves and Jota are more than good enough to play in England’s top tier. And with Wolves top of the Championship right now, Vinagre snubbing offers from the Premier League in January could pay dividends.
On current form, he has an excellent chance of playing top flight football next season in the gold of Wolves.
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