English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of Zimbabwean midfielder Tawnada Chirewa.
He moves from Championship side Ipswich Town.
According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Chirewa joins the Wolves Academy on a four-year deal.
Academy manager for football, Jon Hunter-Barrett, has explained to the team’s website how Chirewa has been on the club’s radar for some time and said: “It’s one that we’re delighted to get over the line. We’ve been watching Tawanda for a while now, since the age of 16, and monitoring his progress before picking the right opportunity to approach and get him across for his services.
“His key qualities are his handling of the ball in tight areas and an ability to get the team up the pitch to create and score from deep areas.
“As always, with one of our key strategies of looking at loan opportunities for our players at the right time, the departures of Harvey (Griffiths) and Alfie (Pond) and steady progression of one or two others into the first-team squad, it was important we strengthened our under-21s to ensure they have the ability to compete throughout the season.”
For Ipswich, Chirewa made his debut in 2019 as a substitute, becoming the second-youngest to do so for Ipswich.
For Zimbabwe he remains one for the future after they were readmitted into the international football season, following a suspension over government interference.
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