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Matheus Cunha is poised to join Manchester United once the season concludes this weekend.

United are planning to activate the £62.5m buyout clause in his deal.

The club are informed of the stipulations required for that clause to be triggered.

There has been no formal communication yet between United and Wolves, but those steps are expected to follow once the campaign wraps up.

Although there is interest from other sides, Cunha is keen to sign for United, and Sky Sports News understands the agreement is nearly finalised.

Cunha views United as one of the most prestigious clubs globally, and their current Premier League standing — two places below Wolves in 16th — would not deter him from a potential switch to Old Trafford.

One insider told Sky Sports News the 25-year-old “adores United.”

Five top-flight English clubs, including United, were eager to land Cunha during this summer window.

Arsenal and Aston Villa are among the sides to have held preliminary discussions over bringing in the Brazil international this year. Clubs from the Saudi Pro League have also been prepared to activate his release clause.

The attacker, brought in from Atletico Madrid in 2022 for roughly £34m, has tallied 27 goals and 13 assists in 63 Premier League appearances.

Ex-Man Utd defender Gary Neville speaking to Sky Sports News:

“Man Utd are desperate in that position. You think of what Manchester United are playing now, they’ve let Jadon Sancho go, they’ve let (Marcus) Rashford go, they’ve let Antony go, so three players who are natural players who travel with the ball.

“They’re playing with (Alejandro) Garnacho at the moment but then they’re lopsided. On the other side, sometimes it’s (Joshua) Zirkzee when he was fit, or they’ve got Bruno Fernandes stepping up in moments. Mason Mount’s come in there but they need someone who can beat players, they need someone who’s equally as good running through the middle with the ball and travelling with the ball, and go out wide and support the wing-back.

“So he’s a type of player that you could see Manchester United being interested in, that would suit this system that Ruben Amorim wants to play.

“They’ve lost three players who play in that type of position so they need to fulfil that, they’ll need to fill those roles definitely or else they’re going to struggle.

“They need to score goals. Ruben Amorim said at the weekend we’re just struggling to score goals, so you need players who can take risks, good in the final third, and Cunha’s got a lot of ability.”

On concerns about Cunha’s character:

“No. To be honest, I quite like [it]. If I were playing against him, I wouldn’t like a player with a bit of spirit and a bit of fight.

“I used to play with some unbelievable players, some of the very best in the world at their time, and they had the right spike to them – you think about Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Eric Cantona and Mark Hughes and how tough and sometimes spirited they were in games.

“Sometimes they did the unpredictable, sometimes they lost their discipline, but they were amazing players. At the time that they get sent off, they know they’ve let the team down, but what they give you in return is something special and I love a player with character.”