Joao Moutinho: Wolves sign Portugal midfielder from Monaco

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Joao Moutinho
Moutinho started Portugal's first two games of this summer's World Cup

Premier League newcomers Wolves have signed Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho from Monaco for £5m on a two-year deal.

The 31-year-old follows Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio to Molineux and should partner Ruben Neves in midfield.

With 113 caps, Moutinho is Portugal's third most-capped player behind Cristiano Ronaldo (154) and Luis Figo (127) and helped them win Euro 2016.

"It was one of my objectives to play in the Premier League," said Moutinho.

"I hope to help the club achieve their objectives. I am very excited, it is a new experience with a great club and I want to help the team, the players and club to progress.

"I know it's very difficult with big teams in Premier League but our mentality - my mentality - is to play every game to win and I hope with my experience and my quality as a team we can achieve our goals and our objectives.

"This club is a big club and a very good project and have players I know very well."

Moutinho started his career at Sporting Lisbon before joining Porto in 2010.

He enjoyed a successful three-season spell at Porto, winning the Primeira Liga in 2011, 2012 and 2013, as well as the 2011 Europa League and Portuguese Cup.

Ligue 1 side Monaco paid £21.5m to sign Moutinho in 2013 and he went on to score 11 goals in 211 games for the French club, helping them win the French title in 2017.

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  • This signing really puts Everton's madness into perspective.

  • Wolves using their contacts to good effect and building a very experienced and top quality side.

    Should do well next season.

  • £5m for Moutinho, good deal and cheap

    Avoid relegation this time

  • Quality player. Wolves are building a very good team.

  • Wolves are really putting together a decent team.

    As a Villa fan, it makes me jealous.

    It does also make me wonder just how much money Mendes is getting out of all these deals? A lot of the player seem to be on his books...

  • A good player with decent experience. Can he keep up with the pace of the Premier League? Nevertheless great signing for Wolves, they’re sending out the signal they haven’t come to make up the numbers!

  • Jorge Mendes must have made over £100mil this Summer.

    All of the Wolves transfers, Ronaldo's transfer, all the new contracts for his clients etc.

    Hopefully his earnings for this financial year get leaked and we can finally see just how much money just one of these many parasites are bleeding out of the game.

  • Not good see all the haters jumping on Wolves now. As a Liverpool fan we have had to endure alot this summer, seems too many fans are bothered more about other clubs and less about there own. Think Wolves have pulled off some great business keeping hold of key players and making some fantastic signings, can't wait to see what you guys can do this season!!

  • So Wolves want to be one of the best teams in the PL and are using both the owners financial wealth, business acumen and contacts to make this happen. Also, they are shrewdly utilising loan to buy deals in order to pass FFP.

    Disgraceful. There should be an business intelligence cap on all small clubs, as we should all know our place by now - what upstarts we are challenging the status quo.

  • As an Albion fan, I'm pleased for Wolves.

  • You could almost field a whole team of Moutinho's for the price of 1 Richarlison. I know which I'd rather have.

  • #73 TheBear - How in the name of the God you mention does spending £5m on a 31 year old test FFP? And, incidentally, FFP is not a rule of fairness since it favours the biggest and, further, Chelsea and Man City benefited before it began to bite. Wolves' imagination to challenge the entenched advantages of the huge clubs should be applauded.

  • Wow.
    Folk a talking about fair play yet look at what the Mancs,Liverpool have already spent.
    Nothing wrong with Wolves spending,touch of jealousy here from some.

  • Hopefully a shrewd buy, am looking forward to the Wolves in the PL - in memory of a long standing friend who didn't make it to see them this year - poignant for me...

  • Good signing. Wolves have done some decent business. In no small way thanks to agent Mendes.

    Should be safe from relegation with the quality they have.

  • Secretly I am hoping that Wolves have a rubbish season as I would love my team to pick up Neves and Jota but alas I fear I will be wrong and they will comfortably finish between 8th and 10th place.

    Plus if Richarlison is £35M plus then Neves is £70M atleast!

  • Keep on whining people, iv been a Wolves fan for 40 yrs, and I have to say its a nice feeling at the moment.
    Looking forward to the Prem, and the football we are playing its is nice to watch.

    BTW thank you to all the real football fans that have wished us well.

  • Pinch me, I must be dreaming !! Can't honestly believe the ilk of player are signing at the moment !

  • Good luck Wolves fans for the coming season in the prem. My club is a championship club and maybe they'll get back there one day.
    Some silly petty posts on here against Wolves, jealousy just eats folks alive doesn't it.

  • As a City fan, it seems to me that wolves are putting together a right squad, hopefully you will upset the status quo like we did. Welcome to the prem.

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