Wolves Transfer Rumours

06 Jul 2026 07:33:55
Sources from Spain suggest Wolves were looking to sign Alex Calatrava from Castellon, who had an impressive season in La Liga 2, scoring 14 goals and had 8 assists, and is a versatile attacker, playing as a striker as well as a rw/cam.

Cesar Poixito is also interested in him. But the deal did not go through and Espanyol signed him for just 5 million. Shows a clear lack of ambition from Wolves.

06 Jul 2026 08:25:45
Your sources what were they Heinz or HP? you do talk a lot of nonsense they wasn't in for him and again an rumour made up by you please behave yourself and unless it's a legitimate source not a bottle you e got in your fridge or cupboard I wouldn't post anymore of this bull!

06 Jul 2026 15:23:37
All these suss names coming out of the woodwork, not one of their sourced rumours has come true.
I'll stick to what myself, ex Wolves and 1 or 2 others post rumour wise as they're all pretty reliable.

06 Jul 2026 07:27:43
Wolves are reportedly interested in Filip Jorgensen and are also viewing Axel Disasi, a player who was linked with Wolves in the winter transfer window last year, should Krejci depart to Leeds. The Jorgensen deal does not look like it would happen, with Chelsea valuing him at 25-30 Million.

06 Jul 2026 08:30:56
Another false rumour and made up rumour by yours truly I suggest mr neves you stop with this fairytale nonsense and made up stories

04 Jul 2026 13:54:35
Wolves have reportedly opened talks with ex Man City keeper Stefan Ortega. He’s on a free.

04 Jul 2026 17:48:42
Decent keeper tbf.

05 Jul 2026 13:09:29
Gustavo Sa looks set for West Ham, another target who Uncle Jorge seems to be pushing towards Nuno rather than us. I was led to believe Abdul Fatawu was all but done when Edwards was here, now being told he's looking like he will go to West Ham as well.

05 Jul 2026 13:24:08
Mendes looking after Nuno before Wolves, by the looks of it. Is Mendes stitching Wolves up?

05 Jul 2026 13:33:44
We should have cut all ties with Mendes last year. He contributed big time to our dismal season, and undermines many teams that used to use his services. He sold us more duds than good uns - Nuno, Neves excluded.

05 Jul 2026 13:59:43
Good, let Mendes sell his dross to Nuno. Wolves *did* once benefit from *some* of his talented players, but Wolves were sold a lot of players that were not capable of the riggers of PL football.

I always cynically thought that the better ones were in the shop window (Jota, Neves, Neto). He's done the same to other clubs too (Joao Felix is a great example). Just a thought of mine.

05 Jul 2026 17:30:03
We're on the same thread of thoughts, Fordhouses. He ruined Valencia. Fosun own 20% of Gestifute, so you would think it's in his interest for Wolves to do well and create his 'shop window'. Something is out of kilter, or are Nuno's needs greater than ours! The snake has definitely lost interest in us, but the manager is one of his 'flock', so can anybody explain what is going on.

Over to you, TFIOG, Bully Boy and Fosunsecondgen. You normally come up with plausible scenarios. Having been a supporter for 60+ years, I cannot second guess this current setup in charge at Molineux.

05 Jul 2026 17:33:52
Pant wetters, well and truly out. If you honestly believe Mendes is "looking after Nuno" ahead of Wolves, then give your head a wobble. Pretty sure the West Ham owners will have something to say about who they want to sign.

Nuno is just Mendes' client. Fosun actually have shares in Mendes' agency. I highly doubt anyone going to West Ham isn't even being considered by Wolves.

05 Jul 2026 18:14:51
Who are West Ham's owners then, PW84? Last time I checked they had all resigned!

05 Jul 2026 20:18:17
Mendes? We'd be better off buying players through Del Boy Trotter.

05 Jul 2026 20:19:14
Would defo take Ortega. quality keeper.

03 Jul 2026 16:18:28
Could be a blow for Wolves De Silva leaving to join up with Nuno at West Ham not good in IMO.

04 Jul 2026 08:41:25
Didn't he leave Wolves weeks ago of his own accord?

04 Jul 2026 15:25:52
He told the club he was leaving just after Edwards was let go. Don't know why it's taken so long to be confirmed.

02 Jul 2026 13:23:54
Transferfeed are reporting deal for Joao Gomes to Atletico Madrid is off. On the grounds the relationship between Atletico and Jorge Mendes has broken down.

02 Jul 2026 17:24:48
Seems like an easy excuse on their part. We literally rested him on the last game of the season because this was in the pipeline, so the fact that it's even still rumbling on now suggests that they've been dragging it out.

If they really wanted him, they would have paid the fee and signed him weeks ago. It's easier for them to blame a third party than just say we don't want to pay the fee, isn't it? 👍

02 Jul 2026 18:35:35
BullysBoy 11, they have signed someone from Holland, so where does that leave Wolves buying? According to people on this site, Wolves have to sell before they buy, so losing that money screws Wolves big style.

Even though Wolves made a hell of a lot of money in Jan, I understand so much of FFP rules. But everyone telling me we have to sell before Wolves buy, no way on this earth, if I'm wrong I apologise.

02 Jul 2026 19:24:26
It's a fair question, D, and one that only the people at the club will have an answer for. I suspect it will mean that we will end up selling him at a lower fee than first hoped, or we will sell someone else to make up said shortfall. As I said a week ago, I don't think it's a coincidence that we suddenly seem to be circulating a £30m price stage for Mane since the Gomes deal ground to a halt. Then there is Krecji and Sa, who I suspect will be looking to move after the WC.

In short, D, I'm sure the Gomes deal collapsing is a problem, but these things happen. Like I said, I'm not surprised, though, because the deal has clearly been stalling for a while, so the club can't be too shocked. Transfer windows are a marathon and not a sprint, not to mention the fact that it seems to be silly season on CM prices, which increasingly makes Gomes look like decent value, to be honest. 👍

02 Jul 2026 20:00:38
BullysBoy, I agree the transfer window is not a sprint, but less than 7 weeks to go. Preseason starts very shortly. Are you and everyone else not worried? The lack of movement in and out of the club is worrying, but if everyone is happy, then I will say no more.

02 Jul 2026 22:03:40
DMac, I agree with you.
I hear people saying "there is loads of time" and "other clubs aren't doing much either", but that has been their mantra for the last dozen or so windows, and none of them worked out well!
Just like you get people saying "give them a chance" when they have had countless chances since Seville to change the inexorable, headlong charge to relegation, and took none of them!
Also, most clubs don't have quite so much to do as Wolves, who, of course, need to undo the damage that has been done these last few years.
As to sell to buy, obviously, it depends on the finances of the club, which are opaque at best.
I did post previously, however, that it is possible to keep the better players, (Gomes, Andre and Krejci), pay down the debt, and put together a highly competitive side by simply selling the surplus/inadequate players, (which, even conservatively, should raise well over £100m), as long, of course, as you buy sensibly, (i.e.

frees, loans and a smattering of cheap young prospects).
An incredibly cheap side such as
Nick Pope (modest fee)
Trippier, Yerson, Mings (v modest fee), Krejci, Wolfe
Andre, Gomes
Mane, Jimenez, Armstrong
would be very competitive, although I accept the bench might be thin.
Selling a dozen-plus players, though, will not be easy, and Wolves need to be working harder to sell the deadwood in the squad.

02 Jul 2026 23:36:50
I agree, TFIOG. I think some plans have been shelved after Edwards left. But I reckon the signings of Trippier and Raul will be the best this summer.
I think Joao Gomes may stay. Not sure how I feel about it. As he is a great bloke and player. But we wouldn't have changed the dynamic in midfield...
I would like some new midfield talent brought in so we can play a midfield 3 or 2.
Then we are looking at 3 new cbs and 3 or 4 forwards/wingers.


With Krejci, Santi Bueno, Toti, Mosquera, Jackson, Hwang, Johnstone and Tolu sold.
There are also players like Bellagarde and Sasa I'm not sure where they fit in at the moment.
It would be nice to see Cesar start to put a few plans in progress, like 2 cbs to play his preferred back 4.
And some pace up front is long overdue after the torture of last season.
I'm sure plans will move the next week with training starting back up again...

03 Jul 2026 00:10:53
Just to be clear, D, I'm not saying that I'm not worried; it was more regarding Gomes' transfer, where I'm more saying that I'm not surprised. Clearly, we have a lot of work to do in the window, but if Atletico aren't willing to meet Gomes' very reasonable fee, then I'm not sure what else there is to do? If we sold him at half the price, then us fans would (rightly) be even more alarmed. The reality is we need to sell about half our first team, and if clubs aren't interested in them right now, then I'm not sure what else we are supposed to do? The only players that are moving so far this window are the best cms in the league (at insane prices); other than that, most clubs seem to be waiting till after the WC is done. I get what you're saying, TFG (as usual:), but when you say they need to be working harder, the reality is a) we don't know what's going on in the background, b) if clubs are waiting till after the WC then realistically what can we do to change that position, and c) this is a likely consequence of changing manager less than two weeks ago!
The only thing they could do is a fire sale/flogging players on the cheap, and can you honestly say that would be better for the club?
So, by no stretch am I saying that I'm not worried, but what I am saying is that I've seen enough of these windows with Fosun now to know that there is (literally) no point in panicking until we actually see how the window's going to pan out.

If Atletico don't want to pay £40m for Gomes, then what's the answer? Sell him for £20m? Cause that's what got us to where we are now, so (frankly) that would worry me far more. 👍

03 Jul 2026 00:13:11
Ps- Dmac, mate, you never need to 'say no more' because it's your opinion, mate, and therefore a perfectly valid point to make. 👍

03 Jul 2026 14:19:46
BB, first of all, you are of course correct on both points.
Wolves should not sell Gomes at a cut price - for me £40m is a cut price, but, and this links to the second point, you can only sell players if there is a buyer.
My foolish comment was borne out of frustration!
We have discussed at length why Wolves, (in my/our view), buys high and sells low!
Secondly, the point about selling to buy here is relevant, as I fear that Wolves don't buy to sell to buy, but in fact sell to survive.
Over the past half a dozen years, Wolves' net spend is negligible, and the cash generated from the sales - Wolves tend to buy on the never never and thus debt has risen - has been used to meet the club's other obligations - whatever they may be!
Hence, Wolves may well, as I say above, need to sell to sell to pay down debt, (and/or meet those unknown obligations), before even thinking about buying.
However, whilst Wolves may be working hard, given the sheer volume of work needing to be done, I'm frustrated that some of the obvious moves - that have been discussed on here - the swap of Johnstone and cash for the young Man U keeper, the swap of Pope and cash for Hugo Bueno, etc.

etc., have not been pushed/completed.
Whilst I don't want to admit it, the reality is, and the football world knows it, that it is a fire sale of deadwood, and so prices will be low.
However, given the sheer volume of players Wolves should be selling, it will raise not insignificant sums anyway.
Researching a variety of valuation sites, and taking conservative views, still gives a figure of roughly £150m for the ones that I would lose (Sa, Johnstone, Jackson, Hoever, Santi, Toti, Djiga, Hugo, Doyle, Fer Lopez, Munetsi, Slow Traore, Hwang, Bellegarde, and Tolu *(reluctantly as he may come good)).
This, as stated before, should be more than enough to rebuild and pay down debt!

04 Jul 2026 12:37:10
Dmac, there is ample cause for worry because we have recent history of poorly managed windows. Both Bully and Tfig make good points about the possible causes of no movement, and money pressures. I guess if we are a week after the end of the WC, bearing in mind many teams are on the plane already, and there is still no movement, we will really have cause for concern.

Deadwood will not cut the mustard in a tough division. We need some old heads and some new young legs with desire to succeed.

01 Jul 2026 17:21:34
Wolves have supposedly made an enquiry for Aral Simsir, plus are looking at Anthony Musaba, both wingers.

02 Jul 2026 17:32:41
I wish we'd go for Ballard. I see that Bristol City have just had a deal turned down at £2-3m. He's an ex-Arsenal player, and scored 23 goals last season. Looks like exactly the sort of young prospect we should be going for. 😕

02 Jul 2026 23:38:59
Ballard and McCleary are no-brainer deals. If you sign them for £11m between them, they will triple in value after one good season.

03 Jul 2026 01:14:29
Agreed, Fosun, mate. I was genuinely shocked when I saw the reported value of the bids (as it likely means £5m tops)! With the lad's background at Arsenal, England teams for most of his youth, and now 23 goals in League One at his age, then, like you say, absolute no-brainer! Not seen McCleary, but there's plenty of talent that has shone at lower levels, and Fosun have never done enough to explore or respect that market.

Lope wanted Scott, and Perriera wanted Hackney; in both cases, we would refuse to pay enough to get the deals done. Hackney went on to be player of the season in the Champ, and exactly the type of player we absolutely needed! And in Scott's case, he's gone on to be worth at least double his price already. I'd like to think we've learnt from such things, but I've yet to see the proof. Let's hope they sign Ballard and prove me wrong. 👍

03 Jul 2026 14:41:31
As above!
Although, incredibly, I note people on various sites stating that Wolves should pay £15m for Ballard!!
If Bristol City started the bidding at £2-3m, I suspect you are correct and that £5m is the correct price.
At those levels, Wolves, as shown in my previous posts, could comfortably add 3 or 4 young prospects to bolster the squad.

29 Jun 2026 07:16:45
Wolves were in talks with PSG for a loan for goalkeeper Renato Marin in case Jose Sa or Johnstone leave but could not guarantee playing time.
Now he is reportedly joining Portuguese outfit CD Nacional.

29 Jun 2026 08:10:25
Australian World Cup goalkeeper Patrick Beach looks a good unit, and, presumably, would be quite cheap, so right up Fosun's alley. Currently plays for City Group affiliate Melbourne City. Might even get him on loan???

29 Jun 2026 11:55:56
I really fancy Radek Vitek. He had a solid Championship season. He is a good young gk, and we could easily get him in a swap with Johnstone to Man U.

29 Jun 2026 14:37:02
Vitek sounds like he would be a really important requisition if we could secure it.

29 Jun 2026 15:19:58
Hopefully there's a deal somewhere for Vitek to come in, with Sam Johnstone going the other way to be 3rd choice at United. They need another HG keeper, and Johnstone came through there, so it would make sense for both clubs if Vitek would be interested.

29 Jun 2026 15:42:21
Unfortunately, Wolves, that might actually be the problem, as Vitek is also, in fact, homegrown to United (I believe), and it's entirely possible that they want Johnstone as a third choice because Vitek is about to become second choice. Time will tell, but I agree that he would be a decent acquisition.

27 Jun 2026 23:03:05
Notts Forest are very interested in Joao Gomes, wages agreed, talks have progressed with Wolves over fee circa 39million.

28 Jun 2026 09:23:44
Makes sense, especially when you've just banked £116 million for Anderson. Joao isn't as good as Anderson, but he's more than good enough for Forest and their aspirations.

Have to feel for Newcastle. Needed to sell Anderson to comply with PSR and got a poxy £35 million for him.

The PL is an utter snooze fest. What chance do the lesser clubs have when they have to spend £50 million on Larsen or £55 million on Wissa, and Man City can spend a British record on a midfielder and it doesn't even touch the sides? The spending rules changing will do nothing other than bring Spurs back into the fold and make Man Utd title contenders again.

Their revenue will allow this.

Fosun need to start becoming geniuses at player trading, otherwise Wolves back in the Premier League will be the same as it has been for the last few years.

28 Jun 2026 10:46:35
None of your previous rumours have come true mate so suggest your 'source' is not a reliable one . LOL!

28 Jun 2026 14:10:20
Obviously I don't know if it is true or not, but on the surface it makes complete sense.
Sell at a ludicrously high fee and buy at a ludicrously low one.
Sounds a pretty smart strategy - wonder if Wolves had ever thought about doing that?
I know a lot of posters on here, bizarrely, don't rate J. Gomes, but surely no one can think you should be able to buy Neves, Ran and Gomes for the price of Anderson?
PS, I continually hear that Gomes is only defensive and does not create enough, a point certainly supported by the very poor stats he produces.
However, I would make two points in his defence.
Firstly, I reckon you could have had prime Kevin De Bruyne and Bruno Fernandes in the Wolves side last year and they wouldn't have been able to get the traffic cone that was Jsl, Tolu and Hwang to double figures - between the 3 of them.


Secondly, Wolves were regularly overrun last year, and he and Andre spent the entire time putting out fires and trying desperately to cover for the wholly inadequate players they were surrounded by.
I think the stats for defensive actions will show how well they did that!
Also, to provide assists you need players who are willing and able to receive passes and then convert the chances created.
It also helps if you have players around you who can retain possession and pass to you to enable you to make the passes required for assists to be created.

28 Jun 2026 20:02:40
The big issue last year is we had no pace up front, so no outlet to aim for.
We really missed Cunha, Semedo, and Sarabia.
To then lose Ran was suicidal.
But I can't remember a forward keeping possession of the ball last season.
Andre and Gomes looked up, but the forwards didn't move.

Mane offered a link, but that got sussed out after the international break.
I think moving to a back 4 with pace will mean more attacking players can be brought in, and more midfield creativity and steel in certain games.

27 Jun 2026 16:45:45
New report: Joao Gomes' transfer to Atletico Madrid is stalling because of the agent. And you're right, Mendes trying to get more to give him a bigger cut does not surprise me.

27 Jun 2026 17:13:58
But isn't Joao Gomes represented by Carlos Leite Sports, who, as far as I can see, are not linked to Mendes in any way, shape or form?

I do recall, when Gomes joined us, Mendes was asked by FC Lyon to try and convince him to join them instead, but Gomes rejected his help.

28 Jun 2026 00:24:26
Mendes, as he works for Gestifute, was presenting Bernardo Silva to Atletico Madrid before he signed for Real.

I believe Mendes was working as an agent to provide Joao Gomes to Atletico as part of the deal, so Mendes moved Joao Gomes on for Wolves and provided Bernardo Silva to Atletico Madrid.



The Gomes deal was off due to the Silva deal collapsing and Silva moving to Real.

I think he should go, as he should play CL football. But he may stay with the changes at Wolves over the past few weeks. And no WC now for 4 years.

28 Jun 2026 07:25:47
Gomes to Atletico Madrid would be really good for his career, and I suspect Wolves are going to sell him, cuz they offered Andre a long deal, and having 2 defensive minded midfielders reduces the creativity of the squad. We should sign a more creative midfielder.

26 Jun 2026 20:29:11
Wolves reportedly interested in Nikolas Polster for Wolfsberger AC (Austrian Bundesliga) and Jacob Widell Zetterstrom (Derby), both promising keepers, who would be excellent upgrades. Still don't feel that Zetterstrom would join us given that Bayer Leverkusen and a few EPL sides are also interested. Leeds are also monitoring him, in case Darlow goes to Man U.

27 Jun 2026 11:05:55.
James Storer has left Wolves, heading to Plymouth. One keeper down.

27 Jun 2026 11:47:28
Sam Johnstone is apparently of interest to Man U. We could be another keeper down soon. We're not keeping our keepers!

27 Jun 2026 14:27:30
Yes Deep, United have been credited with interest for a while. He came through their youth system, so would give them the added benefit of counting as homegrown to the club, which is a massive bonus for a third choice keeper! It could (hopefully) actually work in our favour, as it likely means he has more value to United than most other clubs.

It's a shame, really, cause in the Champ he'd be a decent keeper, but I suspect he wants to go. 👍

28 Jun 2026 07:23:50
Man U wants Johnstone as backup, so we could try to use that as leverage and offer a swap + some money for Radek Vitek, a solid young keeper, with loads of potential.

29 Jun 2026 07:17:54
Good idea, mate, but doubt Fosun will go for him.

26 Jun 2026 08:38:25
Johann Lepenant is currently being pursued by Wolves with an improved bid of £15M being prepared - this is according to Sky.

26 Jun 2026 11:39:12
Could be a very good signing. I know Wolves have been linked with him before. Not too sure about the success rates of French players in English football. For example, not on the same planet as players coming from Portugal, Africa, Scandinavia, etc. I could be wrong.

Whatever happens, I wouldn't mind Wolves signing his team mate Louis Leroux. I love his documentaries.

26 Jun 2026 16:34:24
Could be good.

Saw a line on one of the rumour sites about a player.

Quote: "The reality may not align with the truth."

Who knew?

26 Jun 2026 16:38:59
Louis Leroux...documentaries... I flipping love that one. 🤣🤣🤣


Must be the heat. I misquoted a rumour site.

It actually said... "the rumour may not align with the truth".

28 Jun 2026 14:00:24
Fake rumour. I know because I started this rumour (see in Wolves Rumour 2). Johaan Lepenant is not linked to Wolves. This guy is lying.

28 Jun 2026 18:00:18
Ha ha.

29 Jun 2026 20:27:59
Ed is this rumour true?

{Ed001's Note - I don't know sorry.}