INEOS target with ‘sensational football IQ’ sets new deadline to decide next club’ – Utd ‘frontrunners’ | OneFootball

Matheus Cunha is mulling over his ideal destination to spend the 2025/2026 campaign and beyond following his impending Molineux exit.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers talisman has garnered interest from a host of clubs across the Premier League in recent months, with Manchester United viewed as frontrunners to seal his signature come the summer. Arsenal and Newcastle United are said to be ‘still in the race’, however.

That’s according to Ben Jacobs, who adds that Arsenal Sporting Director Andrea Berta plans to meet with Cunha’s camp in the coming days in an attempt to gauge where his head’s at ahead of potentially making him an offer over personal terms.

What’s being said about United’s move for Cunha?

Any deal for the forward poses to be as straightforward as can be due to the £62.5 million release clause that becomes active upon the culmination of 2024/2025.

The Brazilian international has ‘already agreed to the sporting project’ at Old Trafford and negotiations over the financial components of his exit are ‘ongoing’. United are reportedly adamant about advancing in their pursuit as swiftly as possible to avoid ‘any surprises’.

Cunha has been a standout performer in the Premier League

Cunha has his sights set on an Old Trafford move. (Photo by Joe Prior/Getty Images)

Cunha, 25, has recorded a tremendous 15 goals and six assists in his 30 league appearances this season. He has proven integral to Wolves retaining their top-flight status for another year following a turbulent start, and his hefty release clause will allow the club to reinvest and find his successor early on in the window.

Back in November, Micah Richards hailed the player’s ‘sensational football IQ’, so Ruben Amorim will be crossing his fingers that Cunha can replicate such top-drawer performances if and when he’s donning the red, white and black of the 20-time champions.

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