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10/12/2022 | 09:40am
Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly fascinated by signing Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou in January and the Moroccan’s potential arrival may see the Previous Gold lastly ditch Matija Sarkic.
In response to Spanish information outlet Mucho Deporte, Lopetegui is eager to reunite with the 31-year-old at his new membership, though Aston Villa are additionally stated to be eager on bringing him to the Premier League.
The skilled goalkeeper, who is named Bono, has performed an enormous half in Morocco reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the place they may face Portugal on Saturday evening.
In his three appearances so far, the ‘keeper has conceded simply as soon as, conserving clear sheets in opposition to Croatia and Spain and incomes a robust 6.90 common score from WhoScored.
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His efficiency within the win in opposition to Luis Enrique’s aspect will lengthy be remembered by Moroccan followers, as he saved all three of the Spaniards’ efforts within the penalty shootout, having earned his second clear sheet of the event in regular time.
Former Wolves defender Romain Saiss was stuffed with reward for the shot-stopper following the full-time whistle, saying:
“It’s superb for him. He had a heroic recreation immediately, not solely through the penalties. He simply wished to point out why he was named the most effective LaLiga goalkeeper final season. He is a good keeper, he proved it in opposition to Spain. We owe him quite a bit immediately.”
Ought to Bono arrive at Molineux subsequent month, he would virtually actually compete with Jose Sa for a beginning spot in Lopetegui’s aspect, which may see Sarkic lastly moved after struggling for normal recreation time since his arrival.
The 25-year-old would be a part of the Previous Gold in 2020 from Aston Villa and has made simply two appearances since then, each of which got here within the EFL Cup this season, which suggests that he’s by no means going to be a daily for the membership.
Whereas he has loved mortgage spells away from Wolves with Shrewsbury City and Birmingham Metropolis, he can now not be thought-about a promising teen, and would absolutely be relegated to third-choice ought to Bono arrive.
Contemplating he earns £10k-per-week at Molineux, he’s hardly value paying to sit down on the bench, so Wolves followers shall be hoping they will safe an improve in Bono to lastly finish Sarkic’s disappointing spell at Molineux.