‘I’m back with confidence’ – Marshall Munetsi targets Wolves’ Premier League comeback

Marshall Munetsi has returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers with one clear objective – helping the club secure an immediate return to the Premier League after their disappointing relegation campaign.

The Zimbabwe international spent the second half of the 2025/26 season on loan at Paris FC, where he rediscovered his confidence and played a key role in helping the French side achieve a comfortable mid-table finish in Ligue 1.

Munetsi made 15 appearances during his loan spell, contributing four goals and one assist, before returning to a Wolves team preparing for life in the EFL Championship following an eight-year stay in England’s top flight.

Wolves endured a difficult campaign last season, spending much of the season at the bottom of the Premier League table before eventually dropping into the second tier.

However, Munetsi believes the club has the quality and ambition required to fight their way back.

“The objective for the club now is getting back, and the chairman has made it clear to all the players that this is the ambition of the club, and the club deserves to be in the top flight,” Munetsi told Wolves’ official website after returning to training.

“The new manager has come in with a lot of fire, and it’s been seen with the training sessions. Everybody’s really working hard to make sure that when the season starts, we’ll be ready to put this club back where it deserves.”

Paris FC loan restored confidence

The 30-year-old admitted his move to Paris FC came at an important stage of his career after a challenging period at Wolves.

Before his loan departure, Munetsi featured 15 times for the club last season, scoring against Burnley in the Premier League and also finding the net in the Carabao Cup win over Everton at Molineux.

His progress was interrupted by a calf injury that ruled him out for six weeks and forced him to miss Zimbabwe’s participation at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The midfielder said his time in France helped him regain his belief and return to Wolves with renewed confidence.

“The best attribute for any player, besides talent, is confidence. When you’re confident, you’re able to do anything, even if you shoot from 40 yards out, if you’re confident, you can score,” he said.

“That was the greatest thing for me, to get that confidence again. We had a difficult start here last season; it wasn’t what we had anticipated.

“So going to Paris on loan was also to be in a different environment, to be able to get that confidence back, to regain the player that I am.”

Munetsi backs new Wolves manager Peixoto

Munetsi will now work under new head coach Cesar Peixoto and believes the Portuguese manager’s style can provide the foundation for Wolves’ promotion push.

The Zimbabwe captain revealed he had followed Peixoto’s work in Portugal and is impressed by the intensity and energy he has already brought to the team.

“When he was in Portugal, he was managing two of my former teammates, so I used to watch a couple of his games,” Munetsi said.

“The way he plays, there’s a lot of intensity – a lot of energy comes from his team, and this is exactly what we need in the Championship.”

He added: “You can already feel the energy that he has, putting things into place that will put us in a better position to win games.

“This is something you could see from the first day, and now you can see his game model, his plans, how he wants the team to be connected, the discipline, and everything that you need as a team to progress.”

French experience adds to Wolves ambition

Reflecting on his spell at Paris FC, Munetsi described it as a valuable experience despite the challenges of adapting to a new environment.

“It was a new challenge for me going back to France, but it was a different team. My objective was to get some game time,” he explained.

“I got to a team which was in a difficult position, so it was also to assist and win as many games as possible, so it was a good loan spell.”

Munetsi also admitted he enjoyed his return to France but missed the quieter lifestyle of Wolverhampton.

“The worst part was the traffic going to training,” he said.

“Wolverhampton is a quiet city, and I like to be in a quiet environment; the countryside is more of my lifestyle. I also enjoy being here, it’s a really nice city.”

The midfielder joined Wolves from Reims after establishing himself as a regular performer in Ligue 1, where he made nearly 150 appearances and scored 21 goals.