Wolves Yerson Mosquera had two major injuries since arriving at Molineux from Atlético Nacional in June 2021.
Two months later, the Colombia international suffered a hamstring injury, forcing him to spend close to six months on the sidelines.
Wolves allowed the player to go out on loan FC Cincinnati and Villarreal between February 2023 and June 2024. Mosquera then suffered a serious knee injury in September 2024 and only regained full fitness last August.
The centre-back was in and out of the Premier League side’s starting lineup in the first half of the season. However, he has been a regular and has played every minute in the league in this calendar year.
Wolves have struggled this season and are now bottom of the table, 17th points behind 17th placed Nottingham Forest. On Tuesday, Mosquera said he wants to use the difficult campaign with the English club as a motivation to make it to the World Cup.
Arias’ struggles at Wolves
AS in Colombia have been speaking to the 24-year-old about a few topics. The newspaper asked to share his take on Jhon Arias, who left Wolves for Palmeiras in the winter market.
Arias joined Rob Edwards’ side Fluminense in July 2024 but failed to shine in England. He mainly operated on the right wing and at times in other attacking positions at Wolves.
The South American attacker scored only one goal in the Premier League, in Wolves’ 3-0 win over West Ham United in January. He also managed a goal and assist in the 6-1 FA Cup win over Shrewsbury Town.
Mosquera disappointed with Arias’ Wolves exit
The defender has given his take on why Arias decided to leave Molineux for Palmeiras.
“I’m not one to give opinions, especially not about Jhoncito. He’s an excellent player, one of the best I’ve ever seen,” he said.
“He was here, but he wasn’t getting much playing time, and that led him to make a different decision, because the World Cup is also coming up. He has a very clear objective, and I think it’s no secret that he’s a player who can contribute a lot to us. I didn’t talk to him much about the decision he was making.”