Joao Gomes has recently been linked with a move to the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Wolves midfielder has now broken his silence on social media
Ruben Amorim, Manager of Manchester United on the side line during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at City Ground on November 1, 2025 in Nottingham, England
Ruben Amorim wants to bolster his squad in January(Image: Photo by Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar)
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Joao Gomes has spoken out on social media amid rumours of a potential move to Manchester United. The Red Devils are reportedly eyeing the Wolves star as Ruben Amorim looks to strengthen his midfield in the January transfer window.
With Kobbie Mainoo's future hanging in the balance, Gomes has come into the picture. The Red Devils have been keeping a close eye on the Brazil international for the past 18 months, and they might have to dig deep into their pockets to secure his services.
Currently, Wolves are at the foot of the Premier League table, while United sit in seventh place. On Tuesday night, Gomes broke his silence on X, previously known as Twitter, following these speculations and appeared to suggest he is ready to stay and fight to help Wolves beat the drop.
Posting a photo of himself in Wolves training gear, having missed out on Carlo Ancelotti's latest Brazil squad, the United target wrote: "Excited to do what no one believes, for us and for our city. Let's go wolves [wolf emoji]."
Joao Gomes is one of Wolves' prized assets and has been linked with a move to Manchester United
Joao Gomes is one of Wolves' prized assets and has been linked with a move to Manchester United
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Gomes, who is tied down at Molineux until June 2030, has made 11 Premier League appearances this campaign, with Wolves drawing two and losing nine of those matches. Despite the club's struggles to pick up points, the Brazilian midfielder has impressed observers.
He's previously drawn comparisons to Casemiro from Matheus Cunha, who swapped Molineux for Old Trafford in a £62.5million switch last July. The pair were teammates in the Black Country, playing together 70 times over a three-season period.
Gomes and the new United striker have also linked up at the international level, featuring in a 4-1 loss to Argentina back in March. Speaking in an interview last July, Cunha outlined why his compatriot would fit perfectly into Amorim's squad.
Asked which player the Wolves star brings to mind, the United forward said: "Maybe Casemiro. He is a bit older now, but I put Casemiro's name there only to show where Joao Gomes could arrive.
Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes
The Brazilian could move on in the summer instead of in January(Image: 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
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"I think Joao has the possibility to arrive. He is very humble, and he works a lot. The good teams come like a gift when you do that. He is unbelievable on the pitch."
Cunha added: "I feel very secure. I feel like I can lose the ball when I have my midfielders behind me. He played very well for the national team, too."
Amorim, meanwhile, hinted that some of his squad members might be looking for a way out last month. As quoted by ESPN, the United gaffer said: "A lot of things can happen.
"Even in our club, and you know that we have World Cup, some players are not playing, they will ask to leave, so I have to manage everything."
Amorim didn't dismiss the idea of bolstering his team during the winter transfer window. He continued: "We want to bring players, everyone here, we want to bring players that we can see a big future in Manchester United.
"We are not just buying one guy, because now we feel in December that we need this kind of player for now. No, it's going to be... we want to buy players that we know we are not going to change a lot of times. So that is our idea.
"I don't know what is going to happen, but of course we think about how we can improve the team, and in January the window is open, we can do something."
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