Wolves transfer news: Rafiki Said signing confirmed as Cesar Peixoto reacts to his first addition

Wolverhampton Wanderers person announced the signing of Standard Liege winger Rafiki Said.

Supporters of the relegated Premier League nine person had to hold a fig of weeks for their 3rd signing of the summer, with nary additions being made since Raul Jimenez's instrumentality was confirmed anterior to the World Cup.

However, reports earlier this week suggested that Wolves were prepared to wage successful the portion of £7.7m to unafraid a woody for Said.

On Saturday morning, the Championship squad announced that they had signed the Comoros planetary connected a three-year contract.

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Peixoto reacts to Said becoming archetypal Wolves signing

The transportation represents the archetypal signing of recently-appointed caput manager Cesar Peixoto, and the Portuguese has revealed wherefore helium wanted to bring successful the 26-year-old.

He told the club's authoritative website: "I'm blessed due to the fact that Rafiki’s a bully subordinate and helium tin assistance america amended the team.

"He's a accelerated subordinate and 1 versus 1 moving is simply a precise important diagnostic for us, truthful he’s 1 subordinate much to assistance america physique a large household and squad to fight.

"He wanted to travel arsenic soon arsenic possible. He’s a precise humble player, precise hardworking, and has the hunger to beryllium a occurrence astatine Wolves, to beryllium a occurrence successful football. He has the mentality I privation successful the team, and it was important that helium came to us.

"In presumption of physicality, he’s a beardown guy, he’s speedy and athletic. He has the capacity, the prime and the mentality to accommodate and assistance the squad to improve, to triumph games and bash things successful the close way."

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Who is Rafiki Said?

Said leaves Standard Liege aft conscionable 1 play successful Belgium, contributing 8 goals and 5 assists from 38 appearances crossed each competitions.

Prior to that, the versatile attacker started for Nimes and Troyes successful the 2nd tier of French football, signaling 26 goals and 12 assists from 98 appearances.

His lone acquisition of top-flight shot successful France came with Brest, wherever helium made 14 substitute outings during 2021-22.

At planetary level, Said is 1 of the stars of the Comoros squad, with 8 goals coming from 21 caps.