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Wolves have secured the deadline day signing of Brazilian midfielder Andre from Fluminense.
The 23-year-old becomes the club’s fourth Brazilian player, following a similar path to Joao Gomes and Pedro Lima by making the direct move from Brazil to Wolves and the Premier League.
A physical defensive midfielder known for his tackling ability, Andre began his journey with Fluminense at the age of 12 and made his senior debut seven years later.
In the 2021 season, Andre made a name for himself in senior football, becoming a regular and scoring his first career goal, a last-minute winner against local rivals Flamengo, where Joao Gomes also played.
By 2023, Andre was playing in the Copa Libertadores final – South America’s equivalent of the Champions League – where Fluminense claimed the trophy for the first time by defeating Boca Juniors, leading to a Club World Cup match against Manchester City.
After that triumph, Andre and Fluminense won the Recopa Sudamericana – the South American Super Cup – adding to his two Taca Guanabara titles and two Campeonato Carioca victories. Andre leaves Brazil with six honors to his name.
It was perhaps typical of the chaos and unpredictability engulfing Chelsea that, less than 24 hours after an ill-advised social media post, Noni Madueke was given the freedom of Wolverhampton.
Madueke had said of the city in an Instagram post on Saturday night that “everything about this place is s—” before deleting it and then admitting he meant to place it on his private account.
He was jeered relentlessly throughout by the home supporters but departed Molineux with the match ball under his arm, and these are the mad moments which always seem to occur at Chelsea.
Madueke’s three goals in 18 second-half minutes helped to settle down an utterly absorbing contest, and perhaps he may now revisit his opinion of the West Midlands.
It is proving the ultimate crash course in all things Chelsea for Enzo Maresca. Against the backdrop of a collection of 40 players, a full XI ‘Bomb Squad’ plus substitutes, controversial sales of academy graduates and controversial posts on social media, Maresca is battling to instil his “idea”.
This was his first Premier League victory and a memorable return to this part of the country for the former West Brom midfielder.
Thomas Tuchel, Frank Lampard [in his second stint] and Mauricio Pochettino all failed to win at Molineux in recent times.
