Matt Maher: Moving away from Jorge Mendes is no bad thing for Wolves
Proof will ultimately be in the doing, yet news Wolves want to ease their dependence on Jorge Mendes can only be considered a good thing.
There is no question in the early years Fosun’s ties with Mendes’ Gestifute agency gave Wolves access to players of which rival clubs could only dream, accelerating a transformation from Championship also-rans to top half Premier League challengers.
Yet more recently the relationship has increasingly become one of diminishing returns. Goncalo Guedes and – if we are being blunt – Matheus Nunes are two signings who have fallen some way short of expectations.
