Since the 2015/16 season, English club Wolverhampton FC have invested in Portuguese players, becoming one of their brand images. In total, 16 players of Portuguese nationality have already represented the ‘wolves’. Currently, the team of the coach, also Portuguese, Nuno Espírito Santo, has nine Portuguese players at their disposal, five of whom are international for the national team. Of the 191.2 million euros spent in Portuguese, 70 million occurred in this period alone. Meet the five most expensive Portuguese players in the club’s history.
Fábio Silva (40 million euros)
The 18-year-old moved to the Premier League after completing almost all of his training at FC Porto. Lack of minutes in the 19/20 season was not a problem for Wolverhampton FC, who made the most expensive signing in club history to guarantee the services of the young Portuguese.
Nelson Semedo (30 million euros)
The three seasons with FC Barcelona have not been enough to convince the Catalan fans. It has been a long time since there was talk of a possible exit, which is now materializing. The wolves wasted no time and signed the Portuguese international for 30 million euros.
Daniel Podence (19.6 million euros)
After two seasons at Olympiacos Greeks, the Portuguese international had the opportunity to travel to England to represent Wolverhampton FC. The transfer took place and, after the departure of Diogo Jota, he gained more space in the squad.
Rui Patrício (18 million euros)
After the incidents in the Sporting CP quarry, Wolverhampton FC did not ask for anything and presented a proposal to the player, head of the Portuguese team, to be the first goalkeeper of the ‘wolves’. Although his departure did not initially include financial compensation for the ‘lions’, the amount was finally agreed to at 18 million euros. Today he is one of the main figures of the English club.
Ruben Neves (17.9 million euros)
The lack of space in the FC Porto squad led Rubén Neves to leave the FC Porto squad to go to England to play the Championship (English second division), being considered one of the fundamental pieces for promotion to the Premier League. His shots from outside the area are the hallmark of the Portuguese international, who is also a fan favorite.
