03 Jul 2026 22:20:18
Although wages might have been a bit toppy for Wolves in the Championship, Nathan Ake for £7m was surely a "no brainer" and not getting involved is a bad mistake.
Homegrown, despite being Dutch, left-footed and versatile - lcb or lb.
He would have been a class above any other defender in the league.
A back 4 of Trippier, Mings, Krejci and Ake would have been - although on the old side - way too good for most Championship teams' attack!
Ps Would he have been willing to move to Wolves from Manchester?
Well, the key word is move.
He could well have stayed in the same house, his kids stayed at the same school/nursery, etc etc and driven to work instead of moving his entire family to Istanbul in Turkey!
03 Jul 2026 22:51:33
He has taken a massive pay cut to join Fenerbache. He's agreed to a £100k a week deal. Down from the £160k per week he was on at City. Plus, he's had a £4.5m signing fee, which equates to £45k per week over his 2 year contract.
Wolves are never likely to compete with wages like that in the Championship.
03 Jul 2026 23:23:04
Wasn't aware of the signing fee, and don't deny 100k would be toppy for Wolves now, the problem with getting yourself relegated, but I'd rather have proven quality than proven inadequacy.
Sell Toti Gomes and Marshall Munetsi, neither of whom should be considered for the team even in the Championship, and you would have covered both the wages and the fee, hopefully with a fair bit to spare!
04 Jul 2026 00:05:37
He's not going to join us. Let's be realistic: wages. Our owners are poor and inadequate. Championship or Champions League?
04 Jul 2026 08:12:35
I agree that the likes of Toti, Hwang, and Munetsi need to go, but the issue is, who, after seeing them play last season, is going to buy them and pay them the same as we currently do.
Toti was on £80k per week (reduced upon relegation). If a club came in and offered him, say, £35k per week, what's to stop him rejecting it and remaining at Molineux until his contract ends?