Nelson Semedo: Wolves sign defender from Barcelona in deal that could be worth 拢37m
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Semedo has been capped 13 times by Portugal
Wolves have signed Portuguese right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal that could be worth 拢37m.
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo had been seeking a replacement for Matt Doherty, who moved to Premier League rivals Tottenham last month.
"It isn't often that we have the opportunity to sign a world-class player from a world-class club," said Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi.
Semedo, 26, has played 124 times for Barca and won 13 Portugal caps.
Barcelona said the deal is an initial 30m euros (拢27.61m) plus 10m euros "in variables".
Semedo, who has signed a contract until 2023, is the fourth permanent signing by Wolves during this transfer window, following the arrival of Fabio Silva from Porto, defender Marcal from Lyon and Ki-Jana Hoever from Liverpool.
If Wolves pay the full 拢37m then Semedo would become the club's record signing, eclipsing the 拢35.6m they paid for Silva.
When asked why he chose to join Wolves, the defender "Last year they did a very good season and it's a very important team in England, in also Europe. I hope this year we can do very good things.
"Coach Nuno is a very good coach. He did very good things here in Wolves, and in other teams too. For sure I'm going to learn a lot from him."
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