IT isn’t difficult to see why bookies are tipping Wolves for a title tilt.
In fact, there are about 47 million reasons. That’s how much owner Jeff Shihas chucked at turning the men from Molineux into the West Midlands’ new powerhouse.
Out in football’s new lala land, that wouldn’t buy you Neymar’s little finger. But in the Championship? It’s a statement of intent.
Supporters are excited, and justifiably so. This time last year, new gaffer Nuno Espirito Di Santo was managing Porto in the Europa League.
Ruben Neves, the attacking midfielder who was signed for a league-record £15.8m, is a Portuguese international who eclipsed Cristiano Ronaldo as the youngest player ever to represent his nation in the Champions League.
He was once monitored by Arsenal and Chelsea – and nobody in Portugal can quite believe the 20-year-old has been lured to England’s second tier.
It’s a bit like Marcus Rashford suddenly ditching Manchester United to play for Getafe.
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