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  • Munetsi signed for Wolves last week
  • He joined from Stade Reims
  • The midfielder made his Wolves debut on Sunday
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    WHAT HAPPENED?

    Marshall Munetsi beat the transfer deadline day to join Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers from Ligue 1 outfit Stade Reims last week.

    He then made a winning debut for Wolves in the FA Cup fourth-round clash with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday away at Ewood Park.

    The former Orlando Pirates midfielder came on as a 66th substitute Wolves went on to win 2-0.

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  • WHAT MUNETSI SAID

    “I’m so delighted because it has been a dream come true for me representing a big club like Wolves,” Munetsi told Wolves media.

    “What a way to start, I think the guys had already done the most difficult job to take the lead and I was just there to do my small part.

    “I think it has been very easy because everybody is very kind, everybody is willing to help, assist me in getting comfortable.

    “So I think it hasn’t been that difficult from the coaching staff to the players; they’re so kind. It has been just to get to know the system and to get to know how we play. Everything else has been very good," added the Zimbabwe international.

    “I think it would have been a dream come true [to score], but you know we save the more goals to come in the upcoming games. 

    “But I was just happy to do a small part in the win, and hopefully, we can continue from here. I’m 28 now, and there’s a lot that I’ve learned from football, so I think it’s the right time for me to showcase it."

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    With Munetsi playing in the Premier Soccer League where he turned out for Baroka FC and Orlando Pirates, his journey to England could inspire the local league's players.

    Interestingly, before Munetsi's recent move, the last domestic club to have a player in the Premier League was Pirates whose former forward Lyle Foster is with Burnley.

    Another Buccaneers player Relebohile Mofokeng trained with Wolves last season

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    WHAT NEXT FOR MUNETSI?

    Muntesi could now make his Premier League debut when Wolves visit Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

    It is a huge stage as he tries to immediately impress his new paymasters.

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