When you've seen this season's Champions League group stage, you may still be surprised that Dortmund are out of a less difficult group. But when you pay close attention to the performances of Portugal sporting star Pedro Gonçalves, you will find that the Germans have not lost unjustly. In a 3-1 win over bundesliga giants, the 23-year-old Portuguese player scored twice, almost single-handedly shutting the Hornets out of the round of 16. Today, the attacking midfielder who can play as a left winger has received the attention of most of Europe's giants.
After Dortmund's defeat, anyone who hadn't yet known Gonçalves' abilities started paying attention to him, but his performances have been consistent over the past few seasons. In the 2020-21 season, he scored 23 goals and 3 assists in all competitions, and this season he has scored 11 goals, hoping to catch up with or surpass last season. It is worth noting that Gonçalves trained for the youth team in both Braga and Valencia, which shows that the talent he showed before the start of his career was given enough attention. He made one appearance for Wolves in the Premier League, in the League Cup.
In 2019, he returned to Portugal with Famalican, where he spent only one season before being drafted by Sporting Portugal. Since then, he has grown stronger and stronger, and Wolves will no doubt regret the decision to let the young man slip away from their fingers. Gonçalves was successful under Ruben Amorim, who decided to put Gonçalves in a more advanced position as he was previously a midfielder closer to his own penalty area.
Rui Silva, a former Wolves number two, outlined Gonçalves' talent, saying: "He's outstanding. He has excellent ball control. He was always able to make room without missing a pass. He has that ability to shoot. He also has the ability to pass the ball into goal, an ability he was born with. Amorim found the ideal location for him. At the front of the formation, there was space, there was a similar attempt when he went to Famarican, I even told Joo Pedro Susa (coach at the time) that he could play in a three-man midfield configuration. He has the ability to join another type of team in the future. "Gonçalves rose quickly in the Portuguese Premier League last season and continues to be in that form this season. Liverpool are currently in the lead in his signing competition, which is said to cost around 68 million euros.