Wolves are near signing Fluminese’s Andre with the midfielder because of fly to England for a medical.
The Premier League facet are near agreeing a charge within the area of €22million (£18.5m; $24.4m) plus an extra €3m (£2.5m; $3.3m) for the 23-year-old to change into their fifth new signing of the summer season. Private phrases is not going to be a problem.
Wolves are planning to fly him from Brazil within the subsequent 24 hours to finish a medical with the golf equipment within the remaining phases of negotiations.
Andre got here by Fluminense’s academy and has made 197 appearances for the Brazilian facet profitable the Copa Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana throughout his time on the membership.
The defensive midfielder has additionally made 5 appearances for the Brazil nationwide workforce however an damage resulted in him lacking the 2024 Copa America.
Wolves are remaining cautious about finishing the cope with different golf equipment nonetheless believed to have an interest however the Midlands facet are at the moment in pole place to finish the signing.
The signing shouldn’t be believed to imply any of Wolves’ present central midfielders — Mario Lemina, Tommy Doyle, Boubacar Traore, and Andre’s countryman Joao Gomes — are poised to depart earlier than Friday’s switch deadline.
However with Gomes’s performances for Wolves already attracting the eye of larger golf equipment, Wolves have made no secret of the very fact they’ve been trying to find a long-term substitute ought to he go away in a future switch window.
Fulham had made a proposal value lower than €25m (£21m; $27.7m) for Andre earlier within the window however Fluminense requested for more cash, as reported in The Athletic’s DealSheet.
The Premier League facet had been monitoring the midfielder for about 18 months. After their bid was rejected, Fulham didn’t proceed their pursuit of Andre, preferring to deal with McTominay and Sander Berge, the latter they signed.
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