Arsenal-linked Matheus Cunha will have a £62m release clause in the summer transfer window after signing a new contract with Wolves.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers looks on as he warms up prior to the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 29, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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Sami Mokbel reports for the Daily Mail that Matheus Cunha’s new contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers contains a release clause worth £62m.
Mokbel adds that there are no restrictions on the clause, with any club able to activate it, regardless of Champions League status and so on.
The report mentions that Arsenal are among the clubs to have monitored Cunha, along with Chelsea, Spurs, Aston Villa, and Nottingham Forest.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND: Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers looks on as the team warms up prior to the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at St James' Park on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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Wolves recently announced a new contract for Cunha, with the player signing on until 2029. Whether he actually stays for that long will depend on whether the interested clubs think £62m is good value.
Fabrizio Romano reported in the January transfer window that though the Gunners did hold talks with Cunha’s camp over the winter, they didn’t follow up on those conversations.
It may not have mattered even if Arsenal formalised their interest, with various reports suggesting that Wolves had no plans to sell him.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND: Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Ipswich Town FC at Molineux on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
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Cunha has 11 goals and four assists for relegation-battling Wolves this season, most recently securing a win over Aston Villa with an injury-time settler in their last game.
The 25-year-old’s focus until the end of the season will be on winning more games for his current club and keeping them up. Wolves sit two points clear of the relegation zone in 17th.
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