The Athletic's resident renowned English Manchester United team correspondent Laurie Whitwell, reported on Monday that Manchester United has started "positive negotiations" with Wolverhampton Wanderers over the transfer of Brazil international forward Matheus Cunha.

According to Whitwell's report, Manchester United has agreed to trigger the £60 million release clause in Cunha's contract, but since Wolves has stipulated that this clause must be paid in one lump sum, and it does not include its bonus and add-on clauses of nearly £5 million, the two clubs are expected to have further negotiations on the amount of the clauses.

Subsequently, Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, also confirmed the matter.

Romano said that Cunha and his agent are both open to moving to Manchester United, and if other clubs approach him in the future, he will seriously consider listening to their offers.

However, according to the authoritative journalists in the industry, so far, the Red Devils are the only club that has approached Wolverhampton Wanderers about the player's transfer.

Although there are rumours claiming that Cunha "will" move to Arsenal to replace Bukayo Saka, who was seriously injured and was sidelined some time this season (the notorious female rumour monger "Ms. Hype Up" of this website), Romano had refuted such rumour.

He revealed that Newcastle United, which is rumored to be interested in signing Cunha to replace Alexander Isak, who is likely to leave the club this summer, has never submitted any offer to Wolves, so for now, Manchester United is always the club that is temporarily leading the race in this transfer battle.

About Matheus Cunha

Matheus Cunha, 25, was born on May 27, 1999 in João Pessoa, Brazil. He is 1.84 meters tall and primarily plays as a center forward, but can also play as a left winger.

Cunha played for the Coritiba youth academy when he was a child. He joined the Sion youth academy in 2017 and completed his Sion first-team debut in August of the same year.

As soon as he debuted, Cunha quickly attracted the attention of many big clubs with his outstanding performances.

The following summer, Cunha joined RB Leipzig for €15 million.

During the one and a half years he played for Leipzig, Cunha was shortlisted for the Puskas Goal Award for his wonder goal in the match against Bayer Leverkusen.

In January 2020, Cunha moved to Hertha Berlin for €18 million.

During this spell, he once again attracted the attention of big clubs with his high goalscoring efficiency and his outstanding performance in the Tokyo Olympics.

The following summer, Cunha joined Atlético Madrid for €30 million.

In January 2023, Cunha was loaned-out to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Later, his ownership was officially bought out in July of the same year.

Since becoming a member of Wolves, so far, Cunha has played 87 times for the Premier League club in all competitions, scoring 32 goals and providing 13 assists.