Daniel Podence completes move to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have increased their extensive Portuguese contingent even further, with Olympiakos’ Daniel Podence completing his highly anticipated move to the Premier League for a fee in the region of 20million euros.
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has made no secret of the fact that he is very keen to reinforce his talented but ultimately stretched first-team squad, who are still fighting on two fronts - the English Premier League and the UEFA Europa League.
His long-term friend and associate Jorge Mendes was central to the negotiations between the clubs, the Portuguese superagent a close connection to both the Greek outfit and the English side, and a deal for the 24-year old former Sporting prospect was always expected to be concluded.
The fee could be a record amount received for a player by any Greek club in history, the current record departure from the Greek Super League being Nery Castillo, who joined Shakhtar Donetsk from Olympiakos for 20 million euros back in 2007.
Podence’s fee could rise to 25 million euros depending on certain achievements being completed during his time at Wolves.
Podence is not the only Portuguese player Wolves could leave Greece with, with the West Midlands club having also been linked with a move for Nelson Oliveira from AEK Athens too.
