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·22 June 2021

Wolves signing Mosquera compared to Everton defender Mina

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Wolves' new signing Yerson Mosquera has been compared to Everton defender and compatriot Yerry Mina.

Mosquera has joined his compatriot in the Premier League after Wolves paid Atletico National around £4.5m for his signature last week.


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And Simon Edwards, a Colombia based journalist for the World Football Index, has watched the 20-year-old growth and feels he has all the qualities to make it in England.

"He initially came through as a striker, had a lot of pace as a kid," said Edwards to the Express & Star.

"He moved to Atletico Nacional in 2018, and they are one of the biggest clubs in Colombia. They are known as the 'Kings of the Cup' in Colombia as they've won the Copa Libertadores, the Champions League equivalent, twice.

"He had also played as a defensive midfielder in youth football but once he moved to Nacional, they were pretty clear that he's a central defender.

"In January 2020, Yerson made his debut in a friendly tournament in the United States, and that's where a lot of people first took note of him.

"He did well but at the time, he was quite skinny, so he's worked on that a lot over the past 12 to 18 months.

"He's been doing additional sessions after club training with a personal trainer, and working with Juan Pablo Angel who's been giving him advice and guidance.

"There was a definite sense that he had the natural potential physically while also having very good technique on the ball, but that work made all the difference."

He added: "He was known as Yerry, as in Yerry Mina, by his team-mates at Atletico Nacional because he won lots of headers, scored goals and did lots of dancing, so that's where the Mina comparisons come from.

"What he has which is similar to Yerry, too, is really, really long legs.

"He's good at slide tackling and from set pieces, and his long passing is similar to Mina's.

"Yerson played for the same club, in Atletico Nacional, as Sanchez and has looked up to him as a role model.

"He has similar acceleration and pace to Sanchez, but his physicality is probably closer to Mina. He is strong and aggressive, but more level-headed than Sanchez.

"We'll see what happens, but there's definitely comparisons to both."

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