Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has the quality to play for a top-five club in the Premier League.
Cunha, who joined Wolves in a £35 million deal from Atletico Madrid in December 2022, attracted strong interest in the January transfer window from Arsenal, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
The Brazilian forward ended up staying at Wolves and has signed a new deal which includes a £62.5m release clause which can be triggered this summer.
Liverpool are also in the market for attacking reinforcements and Slot insists Cunha is a player who could feature in his Liverpool side.
When asked about Cunha at his press conference on Friday, Slot replied: ‘He’s a type of player that I’m referring to when I always say, if I compare the leagues, or a league where I’ve worked in and this league.
‘I don’t know exactly where Wolves are at the moment… 17th, if you go to the Dutch league and look at the 17th [team] there’s no player who could play for Ajax, PSV or Feyenoord.
‘But Matheus Cunha is a quality player and he has the quality to play for one of the top five teams in England.
‘That is also one of the reason why it is so much more difficult to win a game against 17th in England than to win against 17th in Holland.
‘Again, we already saw when we played against them with Gary O’Neil, they had a very good performance back then as well, and him [Cunha] in particular, so we know it’s going to be a tough game on Sunday again.’
Liverpool host Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday.
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