26 Feb 2026 18:57:23
Looks like j Gomes to Napoli and Andre to juve are more than likely going to happen.
27 Feb 2026 06:03:45
The club will get about £65m for them. I wonder who'll they buy to replace them? My guess is no one, as we'll have Doyle, Munetsi and Traore back.
27 Feb 2026 09:40:16
Re Gomes and Andre. I suspect you are correct, or at least in the ballpark. At their best, they are as good as any pair in the Prem; hence teams of this quality want them, and thus they should be selling for considerably more than this sum. Sadly, however, playing on a broken side that quality has been hard to see, and consequently the pair will go for not much more than half of what one of the Chelsea two went for. Damaged stock, badly sold by a forced and desperate seller with a reputation as a soft touch/incompetent club, means that perhaps even 50% or more has been left on the table - once again! As for replacements, who knows, but it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the 3 you mention are also sold.
Munetsi's wages are hard to establish, as there are widely varying numbers mentioned on various sites, but even at the lower end they are probably still too high for the club unless there are sharp relegation clauses. PS. I have been loving the optimism re Mane's transfer, with people suggesting £50m+ and even a loan back. I fear he will go for a substantially lower figure, with perhaps some reasonably generous add-ons. I would also imagine there is little to no chance of a loan back. PPS. Enjoy Andre and Gomes these last few weeks in the Prem. Players of that quality won't be playing for Wolves again in the foreseeable future. Tks, Jeff!
27 Feb 2026 10:25:52
Future, I seem to recall one of the Eds mentioned a few weeks ago that nearly all footballers' contracts include a relegation/wage reduction clause.
{Ed001's Note - it is very common.}
27 Feb 2026 10:39:43
Indeed, but how sharp. If Munetsi is on £30k a week, a 50% reduction would make it fine. But if he is on £70k a week, even at 50% he is a very expensive player. At that price, and, of course, there will be players (not many and only at the bigger, richer clubs) on that and more in the Champ, he would need to be a star player, clearly better than most at the club, if not the entire league.
It is hard to imagine, even today, a Wolves side where Munetsi is a top player.