Wolves signal Brazilian midfielder Joao Gomes

Premier League strugglers Wolves have signed midfielder Joao Gomes from Brazilian facet Flamengo on a long-term deal for a reported price of £15 million ($18.5 million).

Gomes, who received the Copa Libertadores final yr, moved to Molineux regardless of curiosity from Lyon, turning into the sixth signing Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui has made within the January switch window.

The 21-year-old Brazilian’s switch is topic to a piece allow and worldwide clearance.

“Gomes landed in England on Sunday, earlier than finishing his introductions and medical checks, and put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half-year deal, with the choice of an additional 12 months,” the membership stated in an announcement on Monday.

Wolves are presently seventeenth within the Premier League, degree on factors with Bournemouth, who’re within the relegation zone.

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