By Agencies
Zimbabwe international Marshall Munetsi seems to be loving life in France having made a loan move from Wolves in January.
A year on from Wolves shelling out £15m for the midfielder in January 2025 – he was on the move again.
He was a regular under Vitor Pereira – but had fallen well out of favour under Rob Edwards.
The English Premier League club decided to move him out on loan in the January window – and he joined Paris FC.
So far it has been a fruitful spell for the midfielder – as he netted his fourth goal for the club in the 1-1 draw with Lorient on Sunday.
He has quickly established himself as a regular for the Ligue 1 side – and after the game he dropped a potential hint over his future.
The 29-year-old has since proven to be one of the stars of Ligue 1 across the last two-and-a-half months, contributing four goals from seven starts and four substitute outings in the division.
Paris FC now sit nine points clear of the bottom three with six matches remaining, Munetsi’s latest goal against Lorient keeping the club in contention for the top half of the Ligue 1 table
He penned a three and a half year deal when he arrived at the club – meaning he will still have two years left to run on his contract when he returns to Molineux this summer.
Speaking to the press in France after the game, the midfielder said that Paris is a ‘great project’ for him – and he insisted his family were enjoying it.
He explained: “I feel good here alongside some players that I know. We get on well and you see that on the pitch. You can’t buy this atmosphere; it’s there, or it isn’t. I came for six months and I am focused on the six games remaining.
“We will see what discussions are had at the end of the season. There is a great project here. My family like it here in Paris. My two boys were born in France. It is also my country a bit.”
When Wolves and Paris FC held negotiations in January, no buy clause was included in the eventual loan deal.
Furthermore, it is questionable whether Paris FC would pay £15m – the fee that Wolves paid for Munetsi – for a player who turns 30 years of age in June.
Nevertheless, Wolves may be prepared to cut their losses on Munetsi if he does not feature in the long-term plans of Edwards.
Munetsi’s affinity with Ligue 1 will also be taken into consideration. Despite his potential value to Wolves, Munetsi has 25 goals and 15 assists from 159 appearances in France’s top flight.
Having previously lived East of Paris in Reims, Munetsi may crave a permanent return to familiar surroundings.