The arrival of Vitor Pereira as manager has seen the feel-good factor return to Wolves after a terrible start to the season.
Wolves have clinched consecutive Premier League victories and clean sheets against Leicester City and Manchester United to move out of the relegation zone.
It’s the first time since matchday 12 that the Old Gold have escaped the bottom three, with Vitor Pereira’s Wolves squad oozing confidence.
Several first-team players have returned to their best form in those wins. Matt Doherty was fantastic as a centre-back against Man United while praise came in for Andre who blew away Lee Naylor with his display.
Next up for the Old Gold is another tough test as they face a trip to Tottenham who own a player Nuno Espirito Santo almost signed in 2019.
Wolves almost signed Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski in 2019
Wolves are familiar with being haunted by former targets or players they nearly captured in years gone by.
In the disappointing defeat to Bournemouth, former Wolves target Evanilson helped the Cherries on their way by winning three penalties – the first time any player has done that in the Premier League.
Now, Swedish playmaker Dejan Kulusevski will be looking to come back to bite the Wanderers. Wolves almost signed Kulusevksi from Atalanta after Nuno Santo was prepared to sanction a £13m offer, per Birmingham Live.
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Unfortunately, the Italian side wanted closer to £21 million and the winger ended up signing for Juventus in a £29m deal in January 2020 before being captured by Tottenham on an 18-month loan two years later.
Kulusevski then made his move to North London permanent for £25m in the summer of 2023 and the rest, as they say, is history.
What Gary Neville once said about Kulusevski
In nearly three years in England’s top flight, Kulusevski has emerged as one of the Premier League’s best playmakers.
The 24-year-old has been tipped to become the successor to Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City and the statistics prove why.
Under the guidance of Ange Postecoglou, the silky Swedish international has reached new heights, posting an impressive 13 goal involvements in 27 matches in all competitions this term.
Further, in Spurs’ memorable victory over Man City, Kulusevski ran the show and he left Gary Neville amazed by his performance on Sky Sports commentary, via Hotspur Related.
“Kulusevski was special out there. The way he ran past players, with his quality and strength, it was an absolutely fantastic performance,” Neville said.
This weekend, the Tottenham star will be looking to come back to haunt Wolves as they perhaps regret not signing him as a 19-year-old over five years ago.