Zimbabwe Warriors midfield maestro and French Ligue 1 Stade Reims workhorse Marshal Munetsi is relentlessly being pursued by English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in this almost coming to an end transfer window, with the hope of bringing him to Molineux before the deadline closes.
The former Buccaneers Orlando Pirates midfield linchpin Marshall Munetsi is on the verge of a move to the English Premier League, with a reported R400 million (16million pounds) offer on the table.
The Stade Reims man is the target of a substantial bid from Wolves as the Wanderers seek to bolster their midfield, and Munetsi’s consistency in form, with 21 appearances and 4 goals across all competitions in this current season, it has surely caught the eye of a club in the most followed and watched football league across the globe.
For every football mad fanatic between the land that stretches from the Zambezi to the Limpopo one hopes the deal goes through and Munetsi tracks the footsteps of Warriors before him who left indelible marks in the English Premier League, starting with former national team skipper the great Peter Ndlovu who turned out for Highfield Road giants Coventry City. As if its fate at play, Wolves happen to be Coventry City’s West Midlands nemesis and with the likelihood of the deal going through, one hopes Munetsi leaves a lasting mark like what the Flying Elephant did across the other side of West Midlands.
Who could forget Benjani Mwaruwari’s winning goal for Manchester City in the Manchester derby giving the Citizens their first league derby triumph in decades, over the Red Devils of then gaffer Sir Alex Ferguson, the Jungle Man Bruce Grobbelaar and his heroics for Merseyside giants Liverpool. The trio stands as the country’s best football exports to the English game, and with Marshal Munetsi’s impending move one hopes he completes the quartet to make it 4.
Having joined the French outfit in 2019 from Soweto giants Orlando Pirates, Munetsi has shown levels of consistency since then that have made him secure his spot in the team and hold his own against other physically imposing players, especially from the West part of the continent of Africa majority of whom ply their trade there and quite naturally heavily built and imposing.
With rumors to the transfer suggesting Stade will only agree to the transfer if they find a suitable replacement for Munetsi, clearly speaks volumes to the way he has conducted himself which has earned him that kind and level of appreciation from his team. His importance to Stade Reims is immense and with that in mind, there is huge anticipation of how well he is going to settle and fit into English football with that confidence coming along with him.
With the Africa Cup of Nations coming up later every Warriors fan hopes that if Munetsi’s move materializes, it should act as a rallying call for other players in the squad that will make the trip to the games that a good shift for the nation can surely open such opportunities, and to the new leadership at No.53 Livingstone Avenue in Harare, the football potential we have as a nation is huge.
