Matheus Nunes goes on strike in attempt to seal Man City move

Wolves are determined to stand firm on their valuation of the 25-year-old Portugal midfielder, who was signed in a club-record deal worth £42m from Sporting last summer

ON STRIKE: Matheus Nunes of Wolves in action during a pre-season friendly against Celtic in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Matheus Nunes has in effect gone on strike at Wolves after stopping training in a bid to force through a move to Manchester City. Wolves rejected City’s opening bid of around £47m for Nunes out of hand and are holding out for more than £60m.

City want to add to their midfield options after losing Kevin De Bruyne for about four months following hamstring surgery and quickly shifted their focus to Nunes after their move for Lucas Paquetá was derailed by a Football Association investigation into an alleged betting breach by the Brazilian earlier this year.