‘Couldn't make it up,' say Wolves fans as they find Matheus Cunha on club calendar for June – the day he joins Man Utd
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This smile won't ease the pain of losing Matheus Cunha for Wolves fans
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Both clubs have announced Cunha's exit to Old Trafford
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But never in a month of Sundays did Molineux supporters think losing their main man would come with such a Devilish twist.
Cunha's smile beams out in a photo that dominates the club's page for June.
Just to underline the point, the 26-year-old's name and No 10 shirt number are also printed.
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But as it turned out, when the date arrived in real life he was rejoicing for an entirely different reason.
One fan posted a pic of his calendar's latest offering and simply wrote: "Happy June the 1st."
Another supporter replied: "You honestly couldn't make it up."
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"A third wrote: "Lmaooooo you've gotta be joking."
But others tried to see the funny side.
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One said: "Mate I've had to laugh at that sorry."
And there was also room for conspiracy theories.
One fan commented: "I have the same calendar, it's almost as if they knew he'd be going."
Another observer noted that
He wrote: "I noticed that TAA was in the February section of the Liverpool calendar. Salah and VVD were the next ones. Thinking ahead to avoid this exact thing if they left".
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