A “committed” goalscorer from Wolves “not for sale” amid the ties of the Zersan and the Forest

Wolves manager Vitor Pereira says Matheus Cunha has never requested a move and will not be sold this month amid reports linking his top scorer with Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

Striker Cunha, who has 10 goals and four assists in 21 Premier League matches this season, was Criticized by Pereira for his body language After his team 3-1 defeat at Chelsea On Monday, while Sky Sports He has been among the outlets claiming that the Brazil international is wanted by the Gunners and Forest, adding that the 25-year-old has four kidnappers on the trip.

“We’ve had a conversation,” said Pereira, whose side hosts Arsenal on Saturday (3pm GMT). “He is ready for the game, very committed to us and willing to help the team.

“He never asked me (if he could) leave the club. He wants to be with us to try to win the game. He is my player. I think he is not for sale, that is the information from the club.”

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Cunha first joined Wolves on loan from Atletico Madrid in December 2022 and cost £44m under their commitment to buy him at the end of the 2022/23 season.

The former Hertha Berlin and Leipzig Hotshot provided 14 goals and eight assists in 36 appearances in his first full campaign and has continued his prolific form this season, including two goals and an assist in Pereira’s first two games in charge after his appointment on December 19.

Those games ended in victories against Leicester City and Manchester United, but Wolves have taken one point from four games since then, hampered by an injury and a one-match suspension for being suspended.

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Forest are said to be preparing a bid higher than the club record £35m they paid Newcastle for midfielder Elliot Anderson in July, while Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday he was actively pursuing attacking targets.

“He knows what I want from him as a captain,” Pereira said of Cunha, who is out of contract in 2027, describing him at the club as “very important”. “What we need from him is for him to play at a high level and commit to the team.”

Wolves are above Ipswich Town third in the teams and four points behind Everton fifth ahead of their trip to the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal second place 28 points above Wanderers and six shy of leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand and an eight-goal advantage.

Wolves have scored twice across defeats in the last seven editions of the fixture, last winning when they did the double over Arsenal in 2020/21.