This season, one Wolves player is dominating the Premier League, with just Kevin De Bruyne surpassing him in a crucial metric. Wolves have excelled this season under Gary O’Neil. There are now chances that a squad that was deeply involved in a relegation battle this season can make it to Europe.
O’Neil’s management, which appears to have brought out the best in some of the first team, is largely responsible for this. Molineux is therefore watching some of the greatest football they have seen in a long time. Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina control the midfield of the field, while Matheus Cunha, who scored goals virtually every week before to his injury, had finally recovered his shooting form. Pedro Neto, on the other hand, has managed to return to his peak performance under O’Neil. The winger has had difficulties ever after winning Wolves Player of the Season in 2020–21.
The stats indicate that he is possibly playing his best football in Old Gold right now.
Pedro Neto is outperforming James Maddison and Mohamed Salah.
Neto has been Wolves’ most formidable player this season when healthy. When O’Neil was still getting used to the game at the start of the season, Neto led the team to enough of points to keep them out of the drop zone.
Because of an injury, his season was postponed for two months. Despite this, he was able to hold the title of Premier League’s top assister during his brief stint on the field. After his return, Neto continued the same pattern, pushing Wolves to the FA Cup quarterfinals and into the European picture. The winger’s artistic skill is now acknowledged. WhoScored indicates that De Bruyne is the only player with a higher minutes per assist ratio.
This season, in the Premier League, Neto has averaged 167.3 minutes per assist compared to the Man City midfielder’s 98.6. Unfortunately, since Neto is unlikely to recover from his injury in time, this stat will probably remain unchanged for the duration of the season. This could, however, indicate that before the season is up, the Portuguese international could surpass De Bruyne.
Neto is undoubtedly one of Wolves’ finest players. The winger’s skill and creativity have the power to turn a game around. His physical condition, though, is a major issue.
Neto hasn’t finished a full season at Molineux in years due to his recurring injury struggles. Though this season may be his finest to date, he still manages to put up some amazing numbers. His price tag is the highest it has ever been as a result. It is said that Wolves are asking for as much as £80 million for the winger. They must undoubtedly profit if such an offer is made for anything related to this.
Neto might be good, but if Wolves were to get a bid over £65 million, three or four top players might join to strengthen the starting lineup. With the roster at its strongest point in years and the obvious need for reinforcements, it would be wise for Wolves to cash out now.
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