01 Aug 2026 00:38:09
Wolves reject £30m offer for Krejci from Real Sociadad according to Fabrizio Romano.
01 Aug 2026 08:00:27
Was nowhere near the £30m we rejected, between EUR13m rising to EUR17m with add-ons.
01 Aug 2026 10:21:10
This is v worrying?
Wolves can't shift the deadwood, so to meet SCR rules might have to sell the only quality players left.
Selling two of your 3 best players - Gomes and Krejci - and only replacing them with 2, albeit excellent, pros at the end of their careers, probably means the side will be significantly weaker than last season.
Surely they can't be so stupid, as this would almost certainly end any lingering hopes of promotion and may lead to far worse!
Sadly, it is time to face reality of the situation and cut the prices on the deadwood to get them gone - the fees paid are sunk costs, and although some of these might incur losses, the huge profits on JSL and Gomes alone more than cover any PSR worries.
If PSR is even measured anymore?
However, losing their wages and amort is still v valuable, if not essential for SCR - the new rule Wolves have to abide by.
Re cash, having sold so many players in Jan and Gomes this summer, (plus whatever is raised from the deadwood sales), there should be - although with the level of losses Wolves incur, and maybe did again between Jan and now, you can't be sure - no immediate cashflow concerns?
Sorry to once again be talking finance, but it is unfortunately the principal driver of any football club's prospects - ask Eddie Howe!
01 Aug 2026 10:39:10
The overall problem is Fosun. Until they make concerted efforts to sell up and go, Wolves will struggle.
01 Aug 2026 12:00:14
Fosun leaving will be a joyous day.
01 Aug 2026 12:35:59
Wolves struggled for decades before Fosun came along. Will the next owner be any better? The system is almost fixed in favour of the top six.
02 Aug 2026 21:01:32
I don't think the deadwood is an issue as we sold Arias, Agbadou, Larsen and Gomes for £100 approx.
Salaries of Raul and Trippier may be £4m combined with signing fees. Even if you increase that figure by £2m, it would be low. Said cost £13m, on around £30k per week.
So combined the three signings have cost us £22m-£25m for fees and salary for the season.
This also doesn't include parachute money, which may be held back, so we have funds if we go back up.
So we can sign the players we need, but we are slow.
The main obstacle, looking at the squad, is the homegrown rule, as we don't have many experienced players that are homegrown apart from Bentley, H Bueno and Armstrong at the moment.
02 Aug 2026 21:59:32
Did Said cost 13mil? Thought he was under 10mil. Agree with everything u said, though we have money there, just don't seem to be parting with it for some reason.
03 Aug 2026 20:45:05
Tbf, mate, I'd always take the transfer fees and salaries with a little flexibility. Plus, there's the signing on fees and agent fees.
I'd say Said is on around £30k-£50k a week, so £2.6m salary per year, with bonus extra if he is on £50k a week.
Trippier and Raul are harder. Probs signing on fee worth £2-3m, then £70k-£90k a week.
If they were both on £90k a week, that's £4.6m a year each.
So, Said £13m (although signing fee probably split over contract), then £6m for Trips and Raul, and £9m for salary.
So, at a maximum it's £28m. Fans can look at the lowest possible cost, mid-range, and highest. I tend to go with the highest, as it will probably be lower, but don't know for certain.
My point was more, because of the sales, we can still invest in the players we need.
Cb loan
CM- signing
FW- Signing
FW-Loan
Can still have 5 loans, which is worth bearing in mind.
03 Aug 2026 21:53:40
I get ya, nice 1. Sorry, mate, I get uv added in signing on fee wages etc.