Wolverhampton Wanderers star Pedro Neto’s return from injury within a month would be a “big boost” for the club, as journalist Dean Jones provides GIVEMESPORT with his verdict on the winger’s importance at Molineux.
The Wolves talisman suffered a hamstring injury in Gary O’Neil’s side’s 2-2 home draw with Newcastle United last month. He missed their recent 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United and victory over Tottenham Hotspur by the same scoreline.
Given their challenging fixtures, Wanderers have enjoyed a decent start to the campaign and hope to avoid a relegation battle in the next few weeks. Neto’s return could significantly boost the club’s chances of an unlikely top-half finish in the Premier League this term.
Neto aiming to be back imminently
Fears were raised at Molineux when Neto pulled up with what looked like a severe hamstring injury in last month’s draw with Newcastle. Wolves had recently equalised through a stunning Hwang Hee-chan equaliser and were pushing to win the game before the Portugal winger’s went down whilst attacking the Magpies backline. It dampened a positive evening for O’Neil’s side, who had just won 2- 1 at AFC Bournemouth the previous weekend.
However, soon after the game, O’Neil revealed that Neto was ‘walking around’ and hoping that the severity of the injury would be on a smaller scale. The following day, the speedster posted on X, revealing that he would be out for a ‘couple of weeks’ and that he was focused on his recovery.
Neto has missed the last two games, which have produced varying results, but now he has an international break to get back up to speed as soon as possible. Last week, O’Neil revealed that he hopes Neto can be available for Wolves’ trip to Fulham in their first fixture after the November international break. Before Wanderers’ home fixture with Tottenham, the 40-year-old head coach told Wolves’ official website:
“Pedro [Neto] is still missing, but the rest of the group is okay. I hope he’ll be back [for Fulham], but there’s a lot to do
Jones recently told GIVEMESPORT that Neto’s injury would be ‘stressful’ for Wolves because he had played a big part in the team’s success this season.
