Wolves newcomer Daniel Podence makes Champions League claim

Wolverhampton Wanderers new signing Daniel Podence is targeting a place in the Champions League after moving to Molineux. The 24-year-old forward joined Wolves from Greek club Olympiakos on Thursday for £17million and is the club's first major signing of the January window. In his first interview after joining Nuno Espirito Santo's side, Podence has revealed that he is willing to qualify for the Champions League with his new team. "First of all, thank you for the several support messages I’ve been getting. I can describe myself as a fast, virtuoso and objective player," he said. “My individual goals are to play as much as possible, help the team with goals and assists and collectively. I’d like to qualify for the Champions League. That is a goal that’s within our reach, and I hope we can have a better season than last year.” Podence has few friends at Wolves already, as he knows Rui Patricio from their Sporting days and also is friends with Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho and Diogo Jota from Portugal’s set-up. He also added: “The club’s evolution over the last years has been evident to people all over the world. (It) has been experiencing a visible growth. “The first few times I’ve heard about Wolverhampton was from the time Silas was playing here, around the 2000s I think, but now there’s not even a comparison to be made, it’s a much bigger club with very big aspirations.” Source- Birmingham Live

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