What an immediate effect Victor Pereira made in Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When Gary O'Neill was sacked in mid-December, Wolves had just lost four games in a row Premier League games, they have won just three of their last 26, dating back to early March.
Consequently, few would have expected that Pereira's reign would begin with back-to-back victories Leicester And then the overthrow Manchester United On Boxing Day, before getting a reliable 2-2 draw with Tottenham last Sunday; Jorgen Strand-Larsen scored a late equalizer from an acute angle in north London.
However, before Monday night's showdown with Nottingham ForceAt Molineux, the only goal difference is to keep Wolves out of the bottom three, meaning fans are certainly still worried.
After that, Old Gold's next five opponents in the league are Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal, Aston Villa and LiverpoolThat's why Pereira will certainly be keen to strengthen his squad in January.
The Champions League winner could sign for Wolves
According to Turkish reports Al-Sabah Sports OutletWolverhampton are in talks with the agent of former Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech to sign him.
Currently with Galatasaray, the report states that Ziyech is no longer training, as he seeks to make a move in January, having not even been on the bench for the Premier League leaders' last three matches.
Ziyech burst onto the scene during his time with Ajax, and was a key figure as they reached the final UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2019, which earned him £33.6m move to Chelsea, with whom he won the Champions League, before being excluded after a change of ownership.
The Moroccan then moved to Galatasaray in August 2023 For a fee of around £3 millionMost notably, he scored two free kicks in the same match in which the Turkish giant tied with Manchester United 3-3 in the Champions League.
Now, not valid in Istanbul, Only three matches start So far this season, Ziyech is likely to be available at a reduced price. One journalist on the continent claims he will move This month, “without a doubt,” and Wolves appear to be leading the race to obtain his signature.
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How will Hakim Ziyech improve the level of wolves?
like Documented by Sam Dean of The TelegraphZiyech earned the nickname 'The Wizard of Amsterdam' during his time at Ajax Description goal In the name of “magic”.
Now, as his 32nd birthday approaches, how good is Ziyech, and how does he compare? Hwang Hee Chana player who will certainly seek to replace him in the front three Matthews Cunha And Jurgen Strand Larsen?
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Ziyech vs. Hwang comparison (22/23-24/25) |
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Statistics |
Ziyash |
Huang |
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Appearances |
64 |
88 |
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minutes |
3,130 |
4876 |
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Objectives |
10 |
21 |
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Helps |
9 |
7 |
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Holds progressivism |
37 |
70 |
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Progressive passes |
71 |
74 |
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Snapshot creation procedures |
57 |
84 |
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Passes to the penalty area |
32 |
20 |
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Cross into the penalty area |
12 |
5 |
As shown in the table, Hwang and Ziyech are two completely different players.
The South Korean is a prolific goalscorer, having scored in Wolves' last two Premier League matches against Manchester United and then Tottenham.
On the other hand, Ziyech is creative. He collected 81 assists during his time At Ajax, in addition to 13 goals for Chelsea, which is confirmed by his numbers when it comes to passes and crosses inside the penalty area.
Consider wolves Fourth lowest xG figure for any team In the Premier League this season (19.4), a general manager could be just what Pereira's side needs this month, underscoring why Ziyech is an opportunistic but also intelligent version in his battle against relegation.
