Former Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Diogo Jota has admitted that he ‘wasn’t totally sold’ on the idea of a move to Molineux when he first heard of the club’s interest. Jota has now reflected on the move that saw him come to England and how he proved his doubters right.
Diogo Jota said: “A short while ago, I saw a Transfermarkt study that had the Championship as the sixth-most valuable league in Europe. The Portuguese league was listed fifth, so from that perspective you may say that moving to Wolves was a step back at that moment, but I found the Championship to be very competitive. But it was about the project, too – in my opinion, Wolves have got the right people running the club. Sometimes you need to take a step back to take two steps forward. In the end, things went well and it proved to be the right decision, even if it sounded a bit risky back then. I had an uncle who asked me why I was doing it, but he agrees with me now! I must admit that even I wasn’t totally sold on the idea when I initially heard about it from my agent, Jorge Mendes. He eventually convinced me, and now he says, ‘See how I was right all along?!’”
