Wolves rumours 2

17 Jan 2026 17:58:04
Full agreement found between Besiktas and Wolverhampton for Emmanuel Agbadou for 11.5 Mil.
Thoughts?

17 Jan 2026 18:54:12
Far too cheap. We need to tell teams if you want him then this is what you need to pay. I would have said 20m personally. We are too nice and cheap when we sell our players.

17 Jan 2026 19:40:42
Well we bought him for a reported £16.6m so for a full year of Prem experience most of which he has been our best CB and we are selling him at a £5.5m loss! Absolutely shocking business which also says just about everything regarding the current state we are in, shameful! I also worry about the message this sends, cause we can keep pubicaly saying that 'we haven't given up' but if your sat in that dressing room and watching the best players be sold off at a loss then I'm afraid to say that as a player you'd be forgiven for thinking that the club has indeed given up and as such it's now every man for himself! As always it's Fosun who are to blame and to think I spent all summer having a handful of posters telling me what a great job they are doing! 🤬

17 Jan 2026 20:21:34
On last season's form the 3rd best player in the squad.
So the question is was that the anomaly or was the blip at the start of this season, ( when Vitor clearly was to put it mildly not running the show as had done for a brief period the season before and standards were allowed not to slip but plummet!), the anomaly.
If you think he is rubbish and last year was somehow a fluke - not sure how you play that well for that long as a fluke myself - then Wolves have got a fair price albeit still a fair bit less than they paid and will record a loss even after amorts on the trade.
But if you think he was a victim of Vitor's cataclysmically bad management over the summer/early part of the season but is actually capable of reaching the levels he did last season then it is a very bad sale.

It is a disaster for the rest of the season and although he was unlikely ever to play in the Championship a first sad dismantling of the side that should be too good for the Championship but might not, after the remainder of the good players leave, be good enough for it.
It also demonstrates clearly what the squad might raise - after Gomes, Andre and Krejci unless someone is still willing to - unlike it seems with Emmanuel - look beyond this year maybe JSL and with a fair wind Mane, Arias and perhaps Tolu no one else will raise much at all.
Just watched Forest get a point and see that neither WHU or Burnley lost so yet another v bad day for the club!

17 Jan 2026 21:22:33
BB - as usual spot on.

Astonishingly if you look on social media there are still supposedly Wolves fans sticking up for Fosun claiming it is just v hard/impossible to run a club in the Prem any better than they have.

There are even more - in fact I would say most posters - who think that next season somehow everything will flip and Fosun will once again, (they were for 4 years at the start before Covid/ Chinese government pressure/Jeff's hubris/Jeff's incompetence bit post Seville), become great owners after realising that being outside of the Prem is not as financially rewarding as being in it - wow really who would have thought!.
The current side, albeit desperately thin on depth, with just a new RWB and GK is good enough not just to get promoted from the Championship but survive in the Prem . Why then you might ask is it going down so so badly?
Sadly, but given what an idiot he is totally predictably, Jeff didn't learn from his catastrophic mistake with GON and kept Vitor several months too long and then to compound it RE failed to drop JSL or play Mane until it was far too late.
New GK, New RWB, Yerson Emmanuel, Krejci, Bueno ( or Wolfe) Andre, Gomes, Mane, Bellegarde, (or Arias), Tolu would easily get promoted.

But at least 6 of the players named above won't be there - maybe more - and none of the newbies will be anywhere near the quality of those leaving so Wolves won't be walking the league next year or indeed anytime soon!

17 Jan 2026 21:27:49
At 5pm it was reported that agreement had been reached but at 6pm another report says €14m + bonuses turned down.

18 Jan 2026 13:52:19
You don't get anything for 11.5 million these days. who sanctioned that?. 18 million minimum. no matter how it's buttered up he's a premier league player until the end of the season.

19 Jan 2026 01:17:20
My guess with Agbadou is that he sees the writing on the wall and wants out, don’t forget how bad his form was at the start of the season, you don’t go from being an absolute rock to not being able to pass the ball 5 yards.

Maybe he hit bad form, maybe he had a falling out with Vitor but my guess is he was sold a dream by the club and that dream turned into a nightmare, so now he wants to leave, hence the cheap price.

17 Jan 2026 15:24:33
I don't know what goes on at Wolves I some times wonder I've given up on Foson, Shi and everybody at Wolves its a shambles if them running the club know what's going on. Right Wolves have been tracking a GK from Lazio for over a year called Mandas.

Wolves had a bid of 20mill turned down Wolves need a new GK he's 24years old. And what happens nothing reports are now saying he's now in talks with Bournemouth for a loan.

17 Jan 2026 16:01:08
Why are you surprised dmac? Fosun have been a shambles for 4 years! It will be the same old guff at the end of the window of “oh we tried” “oh we wanted so and so”
It’s all smoke and mirrors with them

17 Jan 2026 16:17:17
DWWG I know your right but hoping Fuson might look at what Shi has done and try to corect it. As for transfers I've put on before Wolves will only buy if they sell and that's if they think its needed. The reason Wolves upturn in performances and points gained according to RE no body in the squad is agitating to leave or causing trouble.

17 Jan 2026 18:15:33
The only hope is when we go down this season Fosun sell us to someone who cares.

17 Jan 2026 21:31:54
How do Fosun manage to run a business? They buy Agbadou for 16 mill. then we sell him on for a 5 mill. loss. Shrewd businessmen, couldn't run a tap.

17 Jan 2026 23:36:43
Fosun know how to run a business hence the owners being billionaires. The problem.is that no one within Fosun knows how to run a football club.

16 Jan 2026 13:50:42
David Ornstien has stated Leeds have made a solid enquiry for Larsen no money mentioned.

15 Jan 2026 13:31:19
Wolves set to sign Krejci for 20mill after he triggered the cluases on his initial loan deal Liam Keen E@S.

15 Jan 2026 17:58:43
Bit surprised but good news.

15 Jan 2026 18:32:58
Are we signing Krejci just so as we can sell him on in this window? We did that with Bakary Sako once.

15 Jan 2026 18:36:37
Surpised but equally it would also (sadly) explain why we are suddenly pushing a sale of Agbadou on the cheap, this money will have to come from somewhere. On the plus side it does make you wonder if Krejci has a agreed to give us a season in the Champ, I hope so cause I think he'd be class at that level! 👍

16 Jan 2026 06:39:05
Next couple of weeks will tell us how Fosun see the future for the Club.

16 Jan 2026 18:47:21
I hope you’re right, Bully. But I can't see it. He’s a Prem player.

17 Jan 2026 11:29:12
It was beinick afobe we brought and sold

17 Jan 2026 13:26:00
My mistake, it was Benik Afobe who we bought and sold in one transfer window. Incidentally, at the age of 32, he is scoring well in the UAE first division. 31 goals in 50 matches over the past 2.5 seasons.

{Ed001's Note - it is not exactly a good level though mate. The Pro League is the top flight, first division is a step down.}

15 Jan 2026 13:27:04
Sky sports saying Wolves have rejected Besiktas latest offer of 14mill euros. Wolves need to hold out for whatcthey paid last Jan 20mill euros loseing a lot of money otherwise.

15 Jan 2026 15:17:16
Makes me smile that players who got us into this position (and he’s a key one) are looking to save themselves and not have to stoop so low as to play in the Championship AND on reduced wages.

I was one of his supporters but now, no way.

I just hope the weak jump ship and we manage to pull off the great escape!

We can hope!

By the way, dreamt last night of us playing at home, going 0-1 down to start, getting one back then (like Leicester game few years back) end to end stuff until 4-4. Game finished with us sealing 2 more goals in injury time to win 6-4! Everyone was crying!
Come on me babbies!
You read it here first 😉🤫😂🐺⚽️

15 Jan 2026 15:48:51
BosWolf dream everynight of the great escape but if Wolves have a chance got to get 3 points Sunday against Newcastle WH, Forest lose who knows.

15 Jan 2026 15:59:54
Thing is though BoS that entire premise suggest that it's the player pushing for the move and not the club, how do you know that to be true?! I'm not saying it is or isn't because we don't know, all I will say is that historically it's the club that have wanted to sell every bit as much as its been the player wanting to leave! This essentially is what happens when you run a club into the ground, thanks Fosun! 🤮

16 Jan 2026 10:52:23
Yes, you’re right BullysBoyll, but hasn’t he already agreed terms with them before any club agreement has been made?

15 Jan 2026 03:18:52
Wolves are monitoring the Callum Wilson situation.

15 Jan 2026 06:19:14
He’s in advanced talks with Everton apparently rko

15 Jan 2026 09:01:44
Oh boy!

15 Jan 2026 13:10:06
Typical Wolves de wolf mate monitor until it's too late.

17 Jan 2026 20:28:00
He scored today for west ham

14 Jan 2026 21:16:45
Munetsi is heading to Paris fc on loan, agreed between the two clubs

14 Jan 2026 12:31:59
I just read on x that all players will have a reduction in wages 30 to 50 per cent on relegation that's interesting

14 Jan 2026 13:38:32
Absolute tosh on X I’m afraid, you’re telling me that every player at the club has a clause in their contract that says they take a pay cut? Not in a million years, some may but the high earners will be gone anyway so it wouldn’t make that much difference.

{Ed001's Note - yes mate, it is standard. There are very few players in the top flight without that clause, outside of the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City.}

14 Jan 2026 13:40:00
Yes mate full article - Wolves are ready for relegation financially: every player has an automatic wage drop clause (30% to 50%). And there are no relegation release clauses, so Wolves can set whatever asking price they want.

14 Jan 2026 15:03:33
Rated - if it is only 30 to 50% they are nowhere near sharp enough as the salaries some are on are far more than double a Championship wage

14 Jan 2026 16:31:15
The highly-saleable players will obviously go. We may have a problem with the duds left behind, as their reduced wages in the championship may still be over the top, as Future notes. It could unsettle new players brought in on championship wages, if so and so from this season isn't worth his money. For me, the rot started when we signed Fabio Silva for silly money on silly wages.

Thanks Jeff. Far more talented players were earning far less. Then, the excuse was that the 'generational player' poor Fabio was thrust into action when still too young. Youth hasn't hurt Mane, has it? Didn't hurt the 18-year old Wayne Rooney either.

14 Jan 2026 16:36:42
The key part for me future is gold mate is their are no minimun release fees which means the vultures can't lowball us.

14 Jan 2026 20:57:44
Agreed for the handful of good players that are saleable but for many just getting rid will be difficult especially on the salaries they are on.
Which players are clearly Prem quality
Gomes and Andre are top 6 players.
Krejci looks fine
Emmanuel has the talent but questions will be asked about his poor form at the start of the year
JSL was good last year but huge red flags not only about his poor form this year but also his attitude/competitive edge and professionalism.
Mane in a v v short period is probably viewed as a player with high potential and Gomes R might also attract some interest?
Tolu, Yerson, Arias, (with everything crossed), and Bellegarde might be bottom end players.


After that
Sa and Johnstone are v v ordinary,
Hoever, Jackson and Doherty all sub standard prob not even Championship level - harsh on Doherty but he is not getting younger or quicker!
Wolfe, Bueno H, Santi, Hwang, Munetsi and Toti are Championship players
Fer Lopez is not ready for adult football in England but is in his 20s so sadly not sure he has a future in England!
Not going to be easy to shift any of the 12 I have listed above or even afford to keep most of them even on half their salaries!

14 Jan 2026 23:46:25
I don’t think we will see hoever in the old gold again thank god I’m sure his contract is up at the end of this season

14 Jan 2026 11:33:13
A repirt in the Telegraph is saying Wolves will only sell players on there terms. No Wolves player has e relegation release clause and Wolves will stand firm untill there price is met. Also there will be no fire sale and Wolves want to keep the core of the squad Agbadou will not be going to Betiktas and certainly not on loan.

14 Jan 2026 12:11:00
And I’ve just seen a load of pigs fly past my bedroom window Mac 🤣

14 Jan 2026 12:31:50
West Ham are also in a bad position in the league. They have tried to put things right by already signing two players. We are doing nothing and just talking players leaving. Makes me think they have already accepted their fate.

14 Jan 2026 12:52:58
Dwwg I was thinking the same but this season might just have put a fire under Fusons belly. The last thing they want is relegation but they had Shi in charge for years and did nothing till its to late.

14 Jan 2026 13:38:25
The article is by John Percy. He along with David Ornstein are pretty much the best around.

14 Jan 2026 14:16:48
I thought everything was media hype good? 😘

14 Jan 2026 15:35:54
Most things are media hype. Sports Witness print a lot of clickbait stories. Stefan Borson writes things which are inaccurate just to stay relevant, but there are a few out there who do actually write stoys and reports which are true. John Percy and David Ornstein don't tend to be wrong and don't write as often as some of the others.

I'm led to believe that Gianluco Di Marzio who covers Italian football is very reliable too hence why I'm pretty sure Joao Gomes will move to Napoli.

But as for the rest, yes, they write a lot of Bullsh*t just for clicks.

13 Jan 2026 14:39:49
All reports saying Gomes has agreed terms with Napoli but have to agree terms with Wolves. I just hope Wolves get the money they value Gomes at me 45-50mill euros not 35mill that's being mentioned.

13 Jan 2026 23:02:21
Lets hope his transfer isn't until the summer and then only if Wolves are, as expected, relegated.
In my view he is by some distance the best player in the squad and whilst I only expect Wolves to receive the figures mentioned above it will be yet another terrible deal.

If he was playing at Brighton - albeit he would be surrounded by far better players and thus it would be easier for people to see just how good he is - he would be valued far far higher than a mere £45m.

Sadly however I fear that Wolves are forced sellers as despite Deep's recent assertion that Wolves debt is not that much - the average debt in the Championship is £65m and then is largely to owners and on soft terms with little if any intention for it to be repaid Wolves have over £300m mainly to third parties on commercial terms and most certainly to be repaid - Wolves will need every penny it can raise to keep the financial Wolves from the door.


Hence it won't be just J Gomes who goes if the club is relegated but any players that can be moved on - that may due to the lack of quality in the squad and the insane wages many of them are on be a relatively small number and certainly will raise very very little but sadly for those of you labouring under the illusion that he will be around to spearhead a "rebuild/recovery" it will now include Mane.

14 Jan 2026 08:49:04
Well said future, I did post something similar not long ago that people don’t seem to realise how much debt we are actually in. I like to think of myself as a fairly positive person on the whole but because we beat west spam and Shrewsbury people are now convinced we are going to stay up, I’m sorry but we won’t, we just won’t it’s that simple. Going on about having a “run” of results is all well and good and would be brilliant, but even if we did we also need West Ham, Burnley, forest and a little bit Leeds to not pick up any points at all during our “run” and that’s just to get out of the bottom three, unfortunately some of those teams are playing each other so it’s a mathematical fact that some of those 4 will pick up points.

We are 14 points behind forest, 14 that’s 5 wins just to get us one point above them, and I’m fairly sure they play West Ham soon, the sooner people get their heads out of the sand and accept we are down the better in my opinion, I actually think we are playing much better under edwards ( with the exception of a couple of games) but the problem we have is probably 70-80 percent of that squad knows they won’t be here next season if not gone in January.

14 Jan 2026 10:06:06
Very true. It's all well and good fighting until it's a mathematical impossibility - and they should. However Forest will pick up points. Realistically to get into 17th place as a minimum will take 35 points unless 2 of Forest, Bournemouth or another team fall off a cliff. That means needing 30 points in the second half of the season. At the half way stage 30 points leaves you just outside the top 4.

To turn around a team with 1 win in 20 to top 4 form in 18 games with a difficult January window really is the making of miracles.

14 Jan 2026 12:08:37
How much debt does the club have?

I read that as of May 2024, it was £103m. The following season our net spend on players was something like £3m as we sold Neto, Kilman and Podence etc and brought in Agbadou, Andre and co.

What was Jeff Shi doing to put an extra £200m debt on the club. Incompetence at its finest. Good riddance to him.

14 Jan 2026 12:57:49
I’ve been saying it for 3 years now good, where has the money been going? There is an interesting stat that not many people realise but fosuns spend per season since they bought us on transfers is around the 21 million pound mark, that’s averaged out over the whole of their tenure, 21 million pound a season, that’s poor for a mid to low level championship side never mind a supposedly established premier league side.

It’s abhorrent, like the season when we “had” to sell neves to avoid a psr breach, that same season Jeff gets a 62% pay rise! Fosun are in it for fosun they do not give a monkeys about the club/city/fans

14 Jan 2026 13:54:54
Good - the figures you are seeing in the May 2024 accounts - the latest available - show the debt to a financial institution of just over £100m.
This is offset by cash at bank of some £30m
So net debt to banks is only circa £70m.
But Wolves are owed £64m for players sold but owe £135m to other clubs for players bought or some £70m+ net.
Making external debt of £140m+.
Add on net debt to Fosun of circa £178m and you can see the club is in debt to well over £300m.
Clearly it is hard to know what the £178m is for owed for - was it cash injected or is a debt for services provided.


Even £140m is however will beyond the means of the club on an ongoing basis outside of the Prem so will have to be reduced - in fact there is no choice as some of it is owed now to other clubs for players bought.
Relegation, despite what Jeff very worryingly said, is a cataclysmic event for the club that will require brutal surgery on every aspect of the club but mainly of course the first team squad!