Wolverhampton Wanderers’ ex-star Diogo Jota could “do well” in the club’s current set-up, as Talking Wolves presenter Dave Azzopardi considers his regrets about the 2020 sale of the forward from Molineux.
Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil’s side have endured a mixed start to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and could do with more goalscoring prowess in the final third of the pitch.
Jota enjoyed an exceptional spell during his three-year stay at Molineux before eventually being moved on, having received an offer to join Liverpool after slipping down the pecking order. The forward has won significant honours at Anfield but is still revered in the Black Country for contributing to Wolves’ most successful period in a generation.
Jota’s time at Wolves
Jota arrived in England in August 2017 after joining Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan from Atletico Madrid. The forward had spent the 2016/17 campaign on loan at FC Porto under the stewardship of Nuno Espirito Santo and chose to reunite with his former head coach at the then-Championship club.
Jota took the second tier by storm, bagging 17 goals and registering six assists as Wolves secured the title and promotion to the Premier League, becoming the club’s top goalscorer. The 27-year-old’s form encouraged Wolves to trigger an option to buy him from Atletico at the end of the 2017/18 season in a deal worth a reported €14m (£12m).
