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WOLVES ARE SAID TO HAVE GRANTED MANCHESTER UNITED PERMISSION TO SCHEDULE A MEDICAL AND FINALISE A DEAL FOR THE BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL SIMON PEACH PA CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER 07:43, 29 May 2025
Chief executive Omar Berrada says Manchester United will balance "ambition" with the need to be "prudent" in the transfer market having been given permission to wrap up a
deal for Wolves' Matheus Cunha. The Red Devils are looking to rebuild the side after their worst top-flight season since they were relegated in 1973-74, which was compounded by last
week's Europa League final loss to Tottenham in Bilbao. That damaging defeat meant United missed out on silverware and Champions League qualification, worth an estimated £100million,
and the club have wasted little time trying to improve Ruben Amorim's side. Cunha looks set to be first through the door as the PA news agency understands Wolves granted them permission
to schedule a medical and finalise a deal for the Brazil international, having met his £62.5million release clause. It could start a busy summer in terms of incomings and outgoings at Old
Trafford, with chief executive Berrada confident about United's plans. Article continues below "I can't talk about specifics, but I can say that we've been planning for
many months now," he told MUTV. "We were ready for all the different scenarios, so now we know what we need to do. "We have a very clear idea of where we need to invest in the
squad to improve, so (technical director) Jason (Wilcox), his team, Ruben have been in talks for many months. "Now it's a question of executing that plan and doing it in a way
that is prudent but at the same time with ambition."