Nelson Semedo joins Wolves from Barcelona in £37m deal

ByEurosport

Updated 23/09/2020 at 09:53 GMT

Nelson Semedo has joined Wolves in a deal worth around £37m from Barcelona, the La Liga club have announced. The Portugal international is widely expected to replace the departed Matt Doherty in their right wing-back role in the starting XI.

Nelson Semedo

Image credit: Getty Images

Nelson Semedo has joined Wolves from Barcelona in a deal worth around £37m, the La Liga club have announced.

Semedo becomes Wolves' sixth transfer of the summer transfer window following the arrivals of Matija Sarkic, Fabio Silva, Marcal, Vitinha and Ki-Jana Hoever.

The transfer will reportedly free up the funds for Barcelona to sign Ajax's 19-year-old right-back Sergino Dest, although Bayern Munich are also reported to be keen on him.

The Emirates FA Cup

Wolves set up FA Cup quarter-final clash against Coventry after holding off Brighton

28/02/2024 at 22:16

"FC Barcelona would like to publicly express their gratitude to Nélson Semedo for his commitment and dedication and wishes him all the best for the future," the Spanish club said in a statement.

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi told the club's official website: "‘Progressive at heart’ is one of our core values at Wolves. For a member of staff, for a player, for the whole club, we are all making great efforts to progress continuously.

"It’s isn’t often that we have the opportunity to sign a world-class player from a world-class club. Nelson’s signing shows we will never stop progressing and we are still hungry and humble in our heart."

The 26-year-old Semedo, who arrived from Benfica in 2017, made 122 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, winning two league titles, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.

He becomes Wolves' tenth Portuguese player.