Did Wolves make the bargain signing of the summer in Moutinho?

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Wolverhampton Wanderers have enjoyed a fine return to the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are flying high in seventh place, having taken 38 points from 28 games.

They are on course to finish in the top half, and there have been conversations about whether or not this crop are the Premier League’s best newly-promoted side ever.

Wolves have certainly played well, and a number of players have stood out for the Black Country club.

From the reliable Rui Patricio in goal, to the wonderfully consistent Matt Doherty at right wing-back, to the Mexican battering ram that is Raul Jimenez in attack.

But one man who seems to have gone under the radar slightly, is someone the club picked up for just £5 million last summer.

Majestic Moutinho

A big fuss is made over Ruben Neves in the Wolves midfield, but Joao Moutinho has been the brains behind Wolves’ brilliant season so far.

He was gone about his job quietly, yet supremely effectively.

Euro 2016 winner Moutinho has been the man to dictate the pace of games in midfield.

The 32-year-old is very much the master, with fellow countryman Neves his apprentice, and most attacks start by going through him.

Lately he has started to weigh in with more assists – six in his last six league appearances to be precise – which has brought him more attention.

His consitency hasn’t always been noticed, but he is without doubt one of, if not the bargain signing of last summer in terms of Premier League clubs.

The likes of Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Digne, Xherdan Shaqiri, Lukasz Fabianski and Moutinho’s teammate Jimenez can all lay claim to having been great bargains, but none have represented better sheer value for money than the Portuguese.