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17 Jul 2025 20:15:41
According to Sky sports Wolves looking at Savona CB at Juventus. He is also on the watch list of Newcastle.
Interesting though with the links we are linked with a fair few players let's see what materialises.
1.) 18 Jul 2025 12:43:46
But Sky Sports fail to say that Savona is injured and won't be fit again until at least September 10th AND that he only signed a new 5 year contract in June 2025! (ex-Transfermarkt)
2.) 18 Jul 2025 16:15:46
I don't disagree OAP Wulfrunian. I think its a bit different with Juve as they have two teams the Juventus team and the next gen team. Savona has played in both I'd imagine the new contract is just to protect the clubs interest- similar to us with Cunha in January.
Also he is a RB not a CB although he may be able to play on right of a back 3 just stating what was in the Sky sports report.
And really I'd take any report with a pinch of salt until terms are agreed with a player.
I am disappointed with the lack of signings thought we might have 2 or 3 this week. Suppose some players are on holiday and with the reports of Arias (which is a very good signing) and Pubhill are nearly there.
Suppose Fluminense moaning about the fee has added extra time and more effort from Wolves.
A few points from this week are that it is interesting that Wolves are letting Doyle and Traore go does that mean they have a plan for another midfielder to come in like Richard Rios (expensive but covers us for when Gomes or Andre leave)? Still need cover there unless Munetsi and Lopes are seen as players that can play centrally aswell.
Leo Lopes as a forward I know sounds crazy. He is 20 but maybe it is the chance for Mane and Lopes to grasp.
Its seems we can't move on some players like Hwang, Guedes and Silva. I don't think they should go as I don't feel the squad depth is strong enough at the moment.
Maybe we sign Silva up on another contract and play him this season with a couple of years more experience under his belt. He may actually suit a midfield of Gomes and Andre plus Lopes (new signing) linking up with him? Plus from looking at Pubhill and possibly Lino on the flanks this would suit Silva's style of having the ball to feet and other players making runs around him.
Possible squad on recent reports
GK Sa/Bentley
RB Pubhill/Lima
CB Doc/Agbadou/Toti/Bueno/ Mosquera
LB Lino/Bueno
CM Andre/Gomes
FW Munetsi/Lopes/Arias/Hwang/Guedes/Silva/Lopes/Mane
ST Larsen/Sasa
Interesting that fans don't think the club have signed forwards over the past 5 years.that is quite a collection for a side outside the top 6.
That defence needs a cb don't trust Mosquera after last season.
That midfield needs two players as with the subs you need players that can replace players but also change games.
The forwards are too heavy I think if Hwang and Guedes left that wouldn't be too bad although Hwangs form was great 23/24 season. Arias and Lopes (new signing) offer something new creativity wise.
Players I'd like to see.Pubhill, Lino and Arias signed
CB: Veiga from Chelsea for me. The reason being he can play across the defence (prefers cb moving Agbadou to rcb). Still think cover at LCB will come as well in some shape and form. This is all about balance for Vitor.
CM: Rios or Elliott similar money think they are closely linked with both. Elliott would arguably be better as he is English for homegrown rule. Rios would offer a lot quicker transitions. Both would be a dream as Elliotts can play even further forward. Also we wouldn't necessarily need both as Munesti and Veiga (if we signed him) could cover in the middle.
Do we sign another striker seems OTT but feel an injury and we are stuck again? Samu Aghehowa from Porta can play as a striker and a wide forward.
They actually aren't mad ideas as Veiga, Rios and Aghehowa would cost around £90m with salaries much cheaper than Cunha, Semedo and RAN. Elliott may have to be a loan with 8 years installments of £5m a year we all remember that ploy 5 years ago from Liverpool.
3.) 18 Jul 2025 20:49:35
Madman - tks for listing out your squad and ideas for what is needed.
Being greedy I'd want to upgrade at GK back up.
Switching Veiga for Bueno S would be adequate at the back but Doc as the only RCB back up is a risk despite being ok last season.
Midfield is undeniably Wolves strongest hand. Also agree Veiga and Bellegarde/Munetsi is adequate back up.
Not sure Wolves can afford future planning for the midfield and certainly can't spend £30 - 40m ish on a back up - see below.
Because although you are correct we have lots of bodies up front from your list of 10 names I am only confident we have 2 that can be trusted JSL and Arias ( assuming he has signed), with Munetsi and hopefully new Lopes offering some optionality.
So in fact desperately need to sign more than one new forwards - Bellegarde would be one that I would have added.
You state £90m is ok for 3 signings including one new forward- which should be true but Wolves also need as you acknowledge to pay for Arias, Pubill and Lino (plus in my view another forward or two). With JSL and Lopez already bought Wolves are way beyond what they can afford, (circa £150m perhaps and that assumes Johnstone, Hwang, Silva and Guedes are sold), if they spend £90m on the 3 players you name.
So for me £30-40m on another midfielder is unaffordable.
4.) 19 Jul 2025 12:35:44
You've completely missed Rodrigo from your squad list and he can actually cover 2 positions either wing back or either wide m/f - forward. Quite agree that we need cover in the spine of the team (CB and another CM)
5.) 19 Jul 2025 18:12:05
Looks like Newcastle could do with a CB like Savona, as they got thrashed by Celtic today 4-0.
6.) 19 Jul 2025 22:27:40
Well spotted TFIOG and Old Wulfrunian it was a genuine mistake remembering to include Sasa and Yerson.
Value both Bellegarde and Gomes maybe see both more as squad players. But Bellegarde was great in midfield against Villa although normally played further forward.
TFIOG believe the loss is £105m over 3 years still so believe the last 3 years we are in profit. This year is interesting as we have cleared our biggest salaries as well with Cunha, Sarabia and Semedo leaving.
Think we have to take the plunge on some good players like Veiga (estimated £35m) and Rios (£26m) still leaves £40m for a forward like Maghehowa.
In terms of keeper Fraser Forester is available on a free and ticks the home grown rule but don't see the GK as such a big issue to be honest.
Veiga, Rios, Aghehowa, Arias and Lopes would be a great set of signings.
Then maybe a rb and lb on loan to buy next summer?
7.) 20 Jul 2025 12:24:43
Madman first rios wants Champions League second Palmeiras want 35mill Euros Wolves won't pay that for him to sit on the bench.
8.) 20 Jul 2025 16:22:33
Rumour is Shada €30m so around £26m I don't dispute the CL football but how many clubs are offering it? Believe Benfica and Roma sniffing around at the moment.
I think for £26m he is worth a shout as he can play further forward as well as a no 10.
The price shouldn't be an issue and he provides cover for when Gomes or Andre leave. Which is what Wolves did before Neves left.
26 Jan 2025 10:20:22
Anders Christiansen at Barcelona is available as they need to clear players out for Rashford deal.
Played for Chelsea always remember him been a grafter and winning his aerial duels.
His wages are high (apparently £170k pw ???) so this may be a problem or maybe we go for a loan for the rest of the season.
Interesting that Barcelona are actively trying to overload players in January.
1.) 26 Jan 2025 15:59:16
Thing is are we actively looking for players, seems very quiet on incomings
2.) 26 Jan 2025 17:34:23
What player with any ambition would want to sign for a Championship bound club with no leadership and negative mentality.
Back to where we were before Nuno possibly a worse position…complete disinterest from owners
3.) 26 Jan 2025 17:35:50
…an insult and affront to all loyal supporters!
4.) 26 Jan 2025 18:31:51
Obviously would be far far better than anything else we have in the back 3 at the moment but I very much doubt we could afford his wages or that he would be willing to swap Barcelona for Wolves permanently.
Perhaps a loan with them paying a (large ) chunk of his wages?
5.) 26 Jan 2025 18:38:54
Wolvo1963 there's two situations in my opinion one is we are and have treated the transfer window as we were before January looking for defensive reinforcements and a midfielder which were Vitor's targets.
Its a bit patronising to say are they actively looking? As they were keen on Danso but Man Citys signing of Khushanov has stopped that deal in this window. Unless Wolves move in with a deal of £25m+ probably closer to £30m- I can't see that happening. We were after Veiga supposedly which seems like we have missed out to Juve again this may be because Cambiaso is moving to City (don't know for sure but Pep is really keen on him for big money £70m+).
So to bring one cb would normally be good business but with the injuries and suspensions we have has as well as some tough fixtures in January I think we have to have a little bit of patience.
Everyone would agree that Manu Silva looked the type of player we needed but we were beaten by the opportunity that Benfica had to offer or he may have been a fan since he was young.
We really do have to keep our heads as in an ideal world we need a cb and a midfielder come next Monday 3rd Feb.
The other situation is that Cunha's fate is almost sealed and that was why the rumours were in overdrive last week. So maybe the club are finalising deals for his replacement still a cb, midfielder and a forward. Not saying I agree with this way but it could be a possibility if 5 clubs are offering £80m+ it probably would be good business for us if we have the right players to come in. Emphasise on the 'if'.
6.) 27 Jan 2025 09:32:08
Cunha is playing like he wants out, if that is the case we need to sell him and move on. I have seen this before with players not wanting to be at the club and destroying the morale of the other players. we need fighters not cowards.
7.) 27 Jan 2025 11:00:35
He was walking through the game on Saturday making sure he didn't get injured. To say the best he gave 50% commitment to the cause, yes I know people will say he is the best player we have got but it will certainly not add to the squads attitude when they can see a player just going through the motions. At points it was like watching walking football there was urgency, structure absolutely nothing.
8.) 27 Jan 2025 11:15:20
Nail on the head baza
9.) 27 Jan 2025 12:47:02
Baza - totally understand your comment but who would be left?
Why would any Premier quality player want to remain associated with a club that is being run like this one?
If we don't survive this year then most of the first team squad will leave anyway and we may well drop straight through the championship to the lower leagues even before you take into account the very real possibility of a 10 point deduction for going into receivership!
Madman - agree that in normal circumstances signing one premier league quality player in Jan would be good business. But in normal circumstances a serious premier league team wouldn't be going into the January window 3 or 4 players short of an acceptable premier league 11, (before injuries and suspensions), and at least 7 or 8 short of a premier league quality squad.
So these are not normal times and sadly we are not a serious premier league team and may well not even be a premier league team for much longer!
We in fact, as you acknowledge, only have a week to save the future of the club so not a lot of time for patience/keeping our heads.
I personally think it is easy to sell high quality players like Cunha but I, like you it seems, am far more sceptical that we are capable of bringing the required quality and quantity the other way.
02 Aug 2023 19:23:40
Rumour that Nunes is attracting interest from Psg.
I would keep him as I still think there's a player there.
But could be two players with FFP over us.
1.) 02 Aug 2023 20:29:22
It only counts for two if we actually get to spend any of it, no danger of that so far! ?
2.) 02 Aug 2023 21:31:38
No truth in rumour about PSG and Nunes, but far fetched that one!
3.) 03 Aug 2023 09:38:41
PSG's head of recruitment (Luis Campos) is Portuguese. They're apparently on the brink of bringing in Goncalo Ramos from Benfica, who would join fellow countrymen Danilo, Nuno Mendes, Renato Sanches (tho he might be heading out) and Vitinha (remember him). Would Nunes be a realistic target for them. maybe
4.) 03 Aug 2023 11:28:59
Could be something in it SBF - £60m please, then we can have Elvedi, Scott (if not already gone to Bournemouth) and Hugo Ekitike (all ready at PSG) and/or Kamaldeen Sulemana - he is quick!
5.) 03 Aug 2023 15:25:04
Sell and buy 2-3.
6.) 03 Aug 2023 16:48:15
No truth I'm afraid, said to be a misprint that got out of hand. Abit like someone on here thinking Liverpool wanted lamina instead of Lavia from Southampton.
7.) 03 Aug 2023 18:18:28
Good. We don’t want them buying any Wolves player if it’s on the Jota terms.
8.) 03 Aug 2023 20:13:09
The 'Jota terms' are standard procedure for sales these days. Unless your buying for someone for their release fees (where it often had to be paid in full) then all payments are staggered in such ways as it helps both clubs ?
9.) 03 Aug 2023 22:42:11
Were be starting prem no manager he's not happy at all
10.) 04 Aug 2023 03:05:06
I think Shi should GO and Fosun should bring in someone who knows what football is.
11.) 04 Aug 2023 10:41:18
Totally agree he has done nothing but prove he is out of his depth and was easily led by Mendes to put us in the same financial mess he got the Chinese owner of Valencia into.
Guangchang this is a massive mistake you have made and it will affect the value of the club regardless of the fire sale to improve the balance sheet. A club devalues automatically he gets relegated
12.) 04 Aug 2023 12:54:40
They saying now we're going for spurs defender plus midfielder could cost £25 mil plus and they say we haven't got money this is nothing to do with ffp it's to do with their investment and they want money back in their pockets it all stinks out fosun
02 Aug 2023 19:22:33
Third bid for Alex Scott.
Personally feel he is worth £25m as long as wages fit into our new streamlined wage budget.
Could be worth £100m + in 3 years time.
1.) 03 Aug 2023 10:01:25
Have we got 25m? Seems we're offering IOU's and fortune cookies
16 Aug 2021 12:36:24
Diawara linked from Roma.
That would be a tidy buy and give our midfield more flexibility.
1.) 16 Aug 2021 13:50:48
He is reported as not wanting to come. Don't want another Cutrone and Mir.
2.) 16 Aug 2021 15:03:42
Bruno said {Sic: Rafa Mir} "I need to talk to the player. I need to feel if he has the ambition and motivation to play for us and belong to our pack. To wear our jersey. If he feels that, it’s welcome, if not we need to find a solution for him and also for us.
We can be here working hard, talking about offensive and defensive strategies, but the basic is to have ambition and motivation to be better every day as a player and also to help the club and team be better every day"
So can't see him wanting to go for Diawara if he has no interest in coming.
3.) 16 Aug 2021 17:17:52
I don't know how true those rumours are tbf. some say wolves are lining up an offer of 15 mil and other reports have us asking for a one year loan. It would be great to have him, but I don't think his heart is playing in the molineux.
4.) 16 Aug 2021 21:09:14
Its a rumour lads none of us know the ins and outs of the deal.
Other players linked-
Oliveira from Porto
Ruben semedo from Olympiacos
Looks like they are in 4th gear now.
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18 Aug 2025 16:59:04
It's too quiet.
They must be working on some deals this is getting desperate now.
We need 5/6 players: RWB, X1 CB, X1 LCB, X2 CM (Although Bellegarde or Munetsi may be seen as cover), FW and a striker.
I genuinely don't know what they have been doing for 3 months unless Mendes has a plan lined up.
Strange and very risky
1.) 18 Aug 2025 18:03:27
Seems Mendes may have other football club owners in mind than Fosun. Have they asked him for champagne players on a lemonade budget?
2.) 18 Aug 2025 19:25:33
It must be Aldi lemonade then we aren’t even in the r whites price range
3.) 18 Aug 2025 19:46:33
It may not be the budget tbf I think there are pools of players each club looks to sign.
Top 6-Ekitite, Sesko, Isak, Gyokeres, Cunha, Mbueno, Kerkez, Pedro, Gittens, Hato, Delap, Cherki, Estevao, Wirtz, Frimpong, Reijnders, RAN
Europe-Wissa, Elanga, Guessand, McAtee, Jacob Ramsey, Thiaw, Omari Hutchinson, Ndoye, Kudus, Tel, Palhinha
The rest-Grealish, Doak, Broja, Arias, Bijol, Longstaff, Calvert Lewin, Diarra, Adingra, Xhaka, Kyle Walker Peters, Hermansen, Todibo, Callum Wilson, Lopez and Moller Wolfe
With the players Wolves want they need to be looking at players that are in the Europe section they need 5 quality signings.
Sanchez and Pubill could have been the full backs for Spain next summer.
Also if you look at transfer income we still have available its shows that we are still in the market along with Liverpool.
I reckon Disasi, Veiga, Fofana, Abline, Akliouche, Aghehowa will move this summer.
4.) 18 Aug 2025 20:46:49
De Wolf are you suggesting that Shi is a secret lemonade drinker.
5.) 18 Aug 2025 22:50:58
He’s a something alright but can’t say what on here ?
6.) 19 Aug 2025 10:53:08
I suspect that is the case, madman, we seem to always be linked with players who are talking to similar level clubs. Where we do seem to have an advantage is in signing up and coming players with links to Portugal in particular but recently Brazil as well, who are possibly under the radar of other clubs.
25 Jun 2025 19:54:13
With July fast approaching next week. Which 6 players would you like the club to be in for next week. They can be recent links since the season came to a close or completely different?
Realistic 6
1)Rednan-CB
2)Martins-LB
3)Veiga-CB (loan)
4)Jesus Rodriguez-FW
5)Frendup-CM
6)Yuri Alberto-FW
I know Alberto seems way off but I still think there is a big signing up front I think it is realistic to assume if you sell your best striker you will replace him.
Fantasy 6 (less likely but still possible)
1)Mandas-GK
2)Walker-Peters-RB
3)Lino-LB
4)McAtee-No 10 think he could help improve creativity wither Lopes plus keep Doyle at club.
5) Jota-FW (I don't need to say any more he is up for sale).
6)Evann Guessand-FW
1.) 26 Jun 2025 09:10:14
No chance of six players coming in next week, and continually we go backwards instead of forwards
2.) 26 Jun 2025 10:47:15
Of your 12 names I would like 5
Renan
Veiga
KWP
Jota
Guessand
plus a Gk
3.) 26 Jun 2025 14:45:08
We're still at the 'smoke and mirrors' stage of the window really so who we'd like and who we get is still in the lap of the Gods, aka, Jeff Shi and his newly assembled recruitment team.
I know this is a 'Rumours' site but I learned a long time ago it's best to be patient and just wait and see.
4.) 26 Jun 2025 15:38:51
I completely agree Long buddy, its a marathon and not a sprint. However, so far this week VP has done an interview with the headline 'I'm a little worried' followed by today's saying 'I want competition'. So let's hope we already have our runners lined up in this marathon because if we let him down or lose this manager I think even the most blinkered Fosun fans will surely start to have some questions to ask! Let's hope we have a busy few weeks a head, cause currently I'm seeing those head lines and it's feeling more familiar than I'd care to admit! Don't panic, the Prem is coming don't panic! ??
5.) 26 Jun 2025 16:19:13
I think we are all entitled to a little anxiety in this window. I firmly believe we have a great manager and a good crop of players. A few well chosen additions will give us plenty to enjoy. Fosun have to support VP or he will walk. He is too good for the bottom of the table. He needs success with Wolves.or it will be with someone else. Then we will be up the proverbial creek. So roll on July and let's see Fosun's hand.
6.) 26 Jun 2025 18:21:08
I think even Fosun must realise that Wimborne and you're right Bullys, it does often seem to be a marathon, unless they're selling our best players, as that seems to happen pretty soon after the window opens.
Again, I'll reserve judgement until the window closes as it may just be that they are working hard to tempt better players to sign. The re-emergence of Mendes, imo, is a good thing.
29 Aug 2021 20:20:18
Well that's the 3 games gone before the transfer window closes.
Signing Kwang gives us a good option as he is similar to Jota in that he links midfield and attack and can play any forward position.
Caleta-Car didn't play for Marseille today. 👀
Guessing Botman may decide to stay (as he played today) as Lille have champions league football.
Can't help but think a cm and striker is still needed.
Is Carlos Vinicus still available? Surely the best option as he ha splayed under bruno and scored 25 goals. Sure he coukd go for european football but he may just sit on the bench.
51 hours and counting.
05 Aug 2021 18:22:01
Everybody nervous?
Personally watching the Villas deals. The signings of Buendia and Bailey are risky. Neither are proven in the prem. Bailey has moved from a different country.
Ings is a funny one. He is a goal scorer. However at 29 yrs old £30m seems steep and with his injury problems. I still reckon fabio silva will come good and double his value by the end of his contract.
Keep the faith!
The deals are been done. Villa are able to sign these players with the sale of Grealish. It doesn't look like the squad is running away from Wolves though. We are stronger than we used to be. And money isn't an issue.
The big sales need to happen so the movements happen further down the clubs.
I can see 3 decent signings before september. Palhinha, a cb and Carlos Vinicius. Plus a left back on loan and i'd be very happy.
If we got Gedson Fernandes or Bernando Silva (i know in my dreams) but apparently city players are up for sale as they want Grealish and Kane.
1.) 05 Aug 2021 19:33:09
Messi is available. If we don't sign him and pay him £500k a week over a 10 year contract, then clearly Fosun have lost interest in the project!
2.) 05 Aug 2021 21:21:42
That wasn't my point.
My point was the club will be working on deals. But bigger deals will have to complete before our deals can be done.
Everyone you talk to is nervous or apprehensive about the financial situation.
I have great confidence Fosun are running Wolves incredibly well.
I think we will sign 3-5 players to supplement the current squad. 3 decent priced players. And two loans with options.
I don't think we need to sell but I can imagine we will have to be creative. If a massive offer came in for Coady and we had a better player lined up its a no brainer. Same with Neves or Traore. If you are paying £30m plus for those 3 but we sign an established cb and add funds towards a midfielder we need surely that's gold business?
But I don't expect Messi, Lukaku, Kane, Grealish etc etc etc.
I expect clever reinforcements to our squad and to build on what we have achieved the past 5 years.
3.) 05 Aug 2021 22:36:11
Madman, I'm taking the P**s.
23 Sep 2025 18:51:51
I said he would drop to a midfield 3 without the ball.
An issue if we play the long ball is we had no pace upfront on Saturday. Not saying Tolu won't work but we need pace.
I think Arias and Gomes can provide that with 1 wingback going further forward.
I don't mind what players you go with as the foundation just said that the defence was good the end of last season.
This squad isn't good enough swapping players every game so changing any position every week is devastating.
We keep pushing both wingbacks forward and that leaves us open especially if the CB's are weak like Mosquera and Agbadou on Saturday.
Bellegarde is a cm as he is too weak as a forward.
I think Mosquera and Lopez will play their role its just not right now.
23 Sep 2025 10:08:29
All doom and gloom. But the games we have lost are mainly due to our own mistakes. Its not a lack of quality or players. Although the personnel and tactics may need to change slightly.
So I can't blame Fosun if they hadn't signed players or hadn't tried then that would be a fair debate.
We need to decide what our strongest team is.
Personally I think we should play a back 3 of Doc, Agbadou and Toti. I know Agbadou has had his issues but that defence was strong the end of last season.
The wing backs are hard but over the 5 games it would have to be R Gomes (rwb) and Bueno (LWB)
Midfield i'd play Andre and Krejci.
Front 3 of Gomes, Arias and Larsen
I Know Gomes seems a wild choice but he can drop into a 5 without the ball and he can win and carry the ball higher up the pitch.
Arias and Larsen are the best forwards IMO with technical ability. Plus Arias may have to drop deeper similar to Cunha to carry the ball.
Sa
R Gomes Doc Agbadou Toti Bueno
Krejci Andre
Gomes Arias
Larsen
Sorry Lopez, Wolfe, Jackson, Hwang and Mosquera but you have to earn your place in this team.
Biggest issue we have is we don't have pace to play a long ball which we have had with Cunha, Neto, Traore, Jota and Trincao.
That is the issue we need to resolve in January.
03 Sep 2025 20:55:42
A few points I think Krejci has been signed to challenge the defence and his distribution is a step up from Doc and Toti.
Doc brings a lot of experience and he would keep them organised.
TFIOG maybe it will be Tolu and JSL with Arias in a no 10 role.
Theres loads more options and less players going through the motions like some were 4 weeks ago Agbadou, Hwang, JSL, even the midfield now Bellegarde and Marshall have practically been assigned that role?
The issue we have had is Andre and Gomes are having to play CM and attacking flair players that Cunha, Neto etc have played recent seasons. Maybe Bellegarde plays next to Andre. With Gomes further forward.
Time for some of the others to build relationships thought the Hwang goal the weekend was class from the Jackson cross.
Maybe r Gomes is the answer as well as a wide forward against certain teams as he has the technical ability.
It's not over and we can't let some fraught feelings over Fosun not back the team.
But Jeff we have our eye on you and Fosun.
03 Sep 2025 11:51:13
After my meltdown on Monday I do feel like the squad can get through this and stay up.
They have replaced Semedo, RAN, Cunha and Sarabia with Jackson, Wolfe, Arias and Lopez.
They have also kept Gomes, Andre and JSL .
I agree I would have liked a CB, CM and FW to come in but it wasn't to be.
First team
Sa
Agbadou Krejci Toti
Jackson Gomes Andre Bueno
Tolu Arias
JSL
There is plenty of competition in the squad. Can see Doc playing a major role actually. But I think he will push the defence and may be the captain come the end of the season. The defence is more competitive than last season.
Bellegarde and Marshall will raise the stakes in midfield challenging Gomez and Andre.
From losing Silva, Sarabia and Cunha we have got Tolu, Arias and Lopez.
We need to give Vitor time as I think he can keep us in the mix come the end of the season its a marathon not a sprint. Out of darkness cometh light
01 Sep 2025 22:53:22
I'm disappointed the TFIOG.
Not so much with the "why" but the more we have wasted 4 months not signing players?
I do think its poor offering small wages and small transfer values to attract certain players;
Pubill
Veiga
Disasi
Hackney
Yuri Alberto
What could have been?
Jeff any answers appreciated.Actually don't both we are all customers.
20 Oct 2025 13:31:31
I think this is what the other clubs in the league and journalists want to divide the fan base and turn us on Fosun.
I agree (I've been an optimist and supporter of Fosun the past 3 years when questions have been asked) but the business this summer was awful. If we had signed the players we were linked with we would have had a great team: Pubill, Juanlu Sanchez, Abline and Casado.
I think we aimed too big and the market changed with all the big clubs spending big to keep pace with Liverpool and Man City for example.
The reality is we can't make the commercial revenue that Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd etc make. Even Tottenham, Newcastle and Villa have moved away from us.
The best thing we could do is invest in Molineux and sell land to a major investor similar to what Chelsea have done.
So a further wedge is inserted between the club and fans as prices have rose as we can't compete with West Ham, Everton, Newcastle, Villa, Brighton and Sunderland now with bigger stadiums. They have an extra 30% income from their stadiums. Its not massive but it all adds up to 5% more than Wolves.
The commercial revenue is crazy we make around £250m per year whilst Man Utd are making £800m+.
That's why even though they finished below us they can spend £250m on players.
I don't agree with the rules and feel maybe Fosun have grown tired of the rule changes since they have owned Wolves, FFP, VAR etc etc.
The Premier League stopped Wolves from getting CL football with that squad in 2019/2020 the game at Burnley will live long in my memory.
Nuno made his mistakes in the FA cup semi and the sale of Jota over Traore was a disaster.
I can't blame all these events on Fosun if any of them.
We have progressed a lot from the club that we were in 2015/2016 and the reaction of the fans is good as that shows where we want to take the club in the future.
We need to stick with the squad though as they want to play for Wolves and have shown fight over the past few weeks. I thought the first goal Saturday was pretty good to be fair. And we tried to get an equaliser which is what fans have harked on about the past few seasons going more aggressive.
The change of match times is diabolical and is further testimony to show we are just customers to the Premier League. Its too far much IMO.
As a club we need to stick together. Yes it is alarming that we are 5 points off safety but we also need to take the positives of the games against Bournemouth, Newcastle, Everton, Spurs and Brighton.
If we cut out our mistakes we will start moving up the league. We need the experienced players to take accountability for that.
But Molineux needs to be as hostile as it possibly can be on Sunday at 2pm for Burnley, the ref and the Burnley fans. It needs to feel like 8pm on a Friday night game.
Instead of negativity let's just stick with the teams for the full 90 minutes for a result.
Out of darkness cometh light.
18 Aug 2025 19:46:33
It may not be the budget tbf I think there are pools of players each club looks to sign.
Top 6-Ekitite, Sesko, Isak, Gyokeres, Cunha, Mbueno, Kerkez, Pedro, Gittens, Hato, Delap, Cherki, Estevao, Wirtz, Frimpong, Reijnders, RAN
Europe-Wissa, Elanga, Guessand, McAtee, Jacob Ramsey, Thiaw, Omari Hutchinson, Ndoye, Kudus, Tel, Palhinha
The rest-Grealish, Doak, Broja, Arias, Bijol, Longstaff, Calvert Lewin, Diarra, Adingra, Xhaka, Kyle Walker Peters, Hermansen, Todibo, Callum Wilson, Lopez and Moller Wolfe
With the players Wolves want they need to be looking at players that are in the Europe section they need 5 quality signings.
Sanchez and Pubill could have been the full backs for Spain next summer.
Also if you look at transfer income we still have available its shows that we are still in the market along with Liverpool.
I reckon Disasi, Veiga, Fofana, Abline, Akliouche, Aghehowa will move this summer.
18 Aug 2025 19:15:40
Its interesting- the thing is over the years Fosun have been good and have backed the club.
Something happened with Nuno, Thelwell and Shi during Covid.
I think at this time the wealth of Gestifute players dried up a little bit with Vitinha, Silva, Guedes, Goncalves, Trincao, Andre Silva and Leao really being the dominant new age players between 2020-2024.
Not an excuse by any means but the fact that talent pool wasn't ready for the Prem or was still in its infancy left us dry a little bit. Mendes did get most those players to Wolves as well BTW.
I think Thelwell took a lot of praise but wasn't actually responsible for many signings everywhere he goes he still tries to sign Coady haha. that's where Sellars may have pushed back and said I have brought some players through look what I've been doing (tbf I remember our youth sides been successful from 2018-2023 with Sellars City rejects).
The biggest issue is we kept changing technical director Sellars and Hobbs changed again this year to Teti.
Every manager has had a different style Nuno, Bruno, JLO, GON and Vitor.
Thought it was good to see Vitor impose a style on the Wolves which we could see on Saturday.
Lets hope Teti, Mendes and Shi get the signing we need.
I will say though even through these changes Fosun and Wolves have had a 'plan' even through PSR problems Shi has had money available for the manager in January in 2023 and 2025.
With no PSR issues it will be interesting to see the moves they make but football has changed since Wolves last had money and the prem landscape has changed massively aswell.
09 Jul 2025 20:35:57
TFIOG-Thanks I do still feel the squad was strong last summer (i know injuries played a role over the season especially with Semedo, Dawson, Toti, Mosquera and Hwang in particular you would say were big players in the previous season minus Yerson).
But if you look at the line ups for Arsenal and Chelsea first two games no manager would play a back 4 with Doc at right back and Toti at left cb as neither of them have any pace (different qualities absolutely but not pace). Just feel playing Bueno would have shored that defence up or Lemina as the central cb (which worked at points the previous season but was utilised too late when confidence was low last season 24/25).
As I've said the finances were difficult since the first winter were were struggling and JLO came in and spent a fortune on players the wage budget that season reached £310m. The club isn't in that position now they have regularly sold players on that didn't necessarily work for us like Nunes, Neto (injuries I mean fantastic player but with a relatively small squad it makes a big difference over a season), Cunha (i think its a good price for a player that's stuck with us over 3 years (a lower fee for premiership money this season pretty smart business tbf), Neves, kilman (I think the fee was very generous considering he has no pace) and RAN (Again can we bemoan a player staying 5 years and moving to Man city under Pep).
This doesn't mean I don't think Wolves should plan and play for more I'm just saying the values we received for those players is great business. Its now time to pass the book to the professionals as Jeff admitted himself and I am confident that under this football hierarchy they can get it right with some smart acquistions but also some gems from Portugal or Brazil.
Prediction on 6 players they sign:
1) Wallace-FW £18M
2) Rednan-CB £15M
3) Samu Aghehowa-FW £30M
4) An English no 10 McAtee £25M or Elliott £40M
5) Lino-LB £15M
6) Walter Peters/ Coufal-RB Free
£103m maybe £118m if went for Elliott remember though it also depends on how these deals would be structured. I'm sure Lopes is due next summer so there is a bit of flexibility with some of these signings.
Also want to point out that I agree it sounds mad signing 10 players but then you factor in the players they are trying to move on and you realise if Doyle and Djiga are moving on then they have a plan and the replacements ready maybe the whole transfer window is waiting for Wolves to spend so that allows other clubs to make moves interesting to watch and to see how some clubs selling are trying to push values up around to Cunha's level.
Maybe £60m-£80m will become the new top value for a player again under PSR although Wirtz has moved for £114m but believe that would be an exception. Also not sure what the leagues ffp is in Spain and France for example I know they are all slightly different and the reason why the prem go too far in Villa and Chelsea's case as examples.
08 Jul 2025 21:54:21
Buxwolf-I love the pessimism. :) But as a comparison when you look at the wolves squad last summer it was a very strong squad by all accounts and we were mainly looking forward to a fully fit squad under GON.
The squad:
GK: Johnstone (1st choice last summer), Sa and Bentley
RWB: Semedo, Doc and Lima
CB: Dawson, Toti, Mosquera, Bueno
LWB: RAN and R Gomes
CM: Lemina, Andre, Gomes, Traore, Doyle
Forwards: Hwang, Sarabia, Guedes, Cunha, Bellagarde, Forbs
St: Larsen
I haven't included some fringe players like Tom King, Enzo and Meupiyou not from ignorance more because they played little to no part in the season.
Genuinely I think GON should have got more from this squad apart from Dawson's injuries and form and the Mosquera injury. We should have been playing a back 5 from the start of the season. And I agree the cb was weakened with Kilman leaving and this should have been rectified last summer. But when you think we have just stayed up with Doc playing RCB it is a bit crazy and I do feel like there was solutions in the squad.
I wanted to show that I feel Fosun do support the club and have done since they brought the club. there's a lot to signing players not just the player wanting to come or the fee but also the fit with the manager and squad.
That is a crazily strong squad for the prem but GON from stubbornness with his back 4 or how he treated some players like Sa, Guedes, Hwang and Andre come to mind shows that Fosun can only do so much they have to leave the football set up to manage the squad and prepare them for each game.
I agree we don't always get signings like Neves, Jota, Raul, Costa, Cavaleiro, Patricio etc but at the same time everyone knows us now. So does that mean that Fosun were successful as they have established us in the prem so far?
BTW I do think we should plan to win the champions league as a fan but also I do think we need to understand that our revenue is a third of Man Citys for example that gives them tremendous weight in the transfer market and also they top this revenue up each season with prize money normally.
Another comparison would be Man Utd who have spent a £1 billion on their squad is it better than ours? Absolutely I'd have Cunha back but I'm genuinely not sure about the rest of that squad. I think our midfield is stronger I don't think any of the Man U defence apart from Maguire in a back 3 or Martinez when he is fit being able to polish Agbadou's boots. And I would prefer Agbadou to those two at the moment. A mention for Fernandes for technical ability and the fact we don't have a no 10 apart from Lopes in the squad but at his age and his mannerism I wouldn't take him and that's without looking at wages.