Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed that they have reached an agreement to sign 20-year-old midfielder Yerson Mosquera from Colombian Atletico Nacional.
Mosquera only made his senior debut last season but quickly blossomed into a core part of Juan Carlos Osorio’s side and made 24 appearances in all competitions before the Wolves came and shouted.
Wolves took to their official website to reveal that Mosquera had put paperwork on paper for a deal to be the first signing of the new era under manager Bruno Lage, who will have the chance to take a closer look at the kid in the pre-season.
“We’ve been monitoring Yerson for a while, and there’s been a lot of interest from clubs all over Europe, including some of the biggest names in the Premier League,” said technical director Scott Sellars. but we talked to him about the way we have at the club, and he thinks Wolves are best for him.
“He is a midfielder who is very athletic, very aggressive, very competitive and has a good attitude to defend – he wants to defend, he wants to make tackles and headers, and has a great presence in both boxes, but he is also very good technically. and very composed on the ball.
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“He really is a player with a high ceiling, someone who is highly regarded in Colombia and we believe that the attributes he has will fit very well in the Premier League and in our group.
“Our new head coach Bruno has been involved in the process, has looked at the player and together we feel that Yerson has the perfect profile to come in and improve the squad’s depth.”
It is a deal that would not have been possible before Brexit, but new rules mean that young, inexperienced players from South America can now be transferred to the Premier League with less hassle.
“There is evidence of Colombian players who have come in and done very well in the Premier League in recent years,” added Sellars.
“Before Brexit, we could not go to South America if it was not to buy very established players. We had to wait for a player to spend time developing in another club, and for their value to increase significantly before we could bring them in.
“But according to the new rules, we can bring these talented young players into the club earlier in their careers, develop them here by giving them minutes in the first team and getting them to compete with our own players, and in this way increase their market value. ourselves.”
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