23 Jun 2026 13:16:20
So if Madrid now don’t want to pay the money for Gomes, could we get him to stay for one more year? Galatasaray are sniffing around but he could do better than them. Yes, European football on offer but the champ is still better than most of the Super Lig.
23 Jun 2026 16:21:41
VB problem is, if Gomes stays, Wolves have 2 defensive mfs with no goals. Andre, 1 goal; Gomes, I think, 7. No creativity, no goals, that was the problem. Wolves need a creative mf who can score goals.
23 Jun 2026 20:41:01
Wolves should loan him out for a year. Let's see how sincere he is if Wolves make that offer.
24 Jun 2026 10:33:58
It is a nice idea, Handsome, but (sadly) also probs not that simple. It has been pretty clear for months now that selling Gomes is part of the long-term plan, as he is one of the only assets we have that should have gone up in value. So, whilst I'd love to keep him, I fully suspect that cashing in on him was part of the plan when we tied down Andre. Our finances are not good, so I think we will need to find a buyer for him and half the others ASAP! Speaking of, it's nice to see we are keeping Lima, as that also means Jackson is on his way.
He was never the right signing, and is a clear example of the problems we had under Jeff Shi. It's essentially what happens when you don't secure the manager's first, second, or even third choice for a position!
24 Jun 2026 11:22:18
You know we don't have to play them both at the same time, right? And we could play 3 in midfield, like in a 4-3-3...
So, the problem was Jeff, Vitor, Gary, Rob...
and now it's Andre and Gomes? And here I was thinking it was our shocking defence, that seemed headless at times, and a lack of a striker that hurt us... not our best 2 players.
24 Jun 2026 12:06:57
Do you honestly think that Andre and Gomes would stay in a Champ team whilst being happy with rotating?! Absolutely no chance, and neither should they be; for that matter, as a club, we also shouldn't be justifying that level of wage spend unless both players are going to be starting the bulk of our Champ matches.
I don't actually think the tactical side of it would be a problem, as I think together they would dominate midfield enough in the Champ that it wouldn't really matter. I suspect the more realistic problem, as said, will be the balance sheets. Ours don't look good right now!
25 Jun 2026 00:10:19
If it is purely cash not profits that Fosun/Wolves need - and with SCR replacing PSR profits are no longer measured - then Wolves might be able to raise more than enough to fund the rebuild, if that is the only reason Wolves need cash, by
1) selling - albeit at a loss or for modest sums relative to the amounts they were purchased for - all the non required players such as Jackson, Hoever, Santi and Hugo Bueno, Toti, Doyle, Traore, Munetsi, Fer Lopez, Hwang, Sa, Johnstone, Djiga, JRB, Sasa etc etc.
2) Buying on frees a spine of experienced pros and supplementing it with a number of loans and young prospects bought for modest sums - not the £15m + figures some seem to believe Wolves will be spending.
This would enable Wolves to retain the 3 players worth substantial sums, Krejci, Mane and Gomes J (assuming of course that they are willing to stay).
A team of say Pope, Trippier, Yerson, Mings, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, Gomes, Mane, Armstrong, Raul would be highly competitive.
The bench would be made up of further frees, a few Wolves youngsters (Lima, Gomes R, Tolu, etc), some youngsters brought in and maybe a couple of loans.
I strongly suspect, however, that a number of the players I want to keep want out and Wolves probably need the money to pay "other" bills in addition to the rebuild, and so not enough can be raised by selling off the "unwanted" I listed.