05 Nov 2026 19:59:57
As the side is currently sitting 2nd in the league, maybe it is time to look at the future.
If Wolves do get promoted what would need to be done ?
After the amazing emergence of Djiga and Lopez, Wolves have 4 players I am confident will step up, ( Andre and Krejci being the others).
James and 2 or 3 others, (Mane, Gomes and Bueno- some will be screaming no at both of the last 2, - are my hopes for next season but you might have others and of course not all of them will use the 2nd half of this season to prove their point), have the rest of the season to get fit and prove that they can also be relied on next season.
There are also a couple - Yerson and Toti? - who could be squad options.
But that still means Wolves need to add 8 or 9 first team squad players and at least 4 or 5 of them will probably need to be first 11 players.
Not just players who can play in the first 11 but at least 2 or 3 who can lead it. Players as good or better than the 4 who I think the side should be built round.
Obviously that can't be done in 1 window so this Jan the errors of the last dozen or so windows need to be avoided and one or two quality additions need to be found.
Despite Neave's cameo last night the first of these needs to be a proven goalscorer who can lead the line backed up/covered by Raul who is unlikely to make it next year so needs to be phased out of the first 11 as promotion becomes assured.
After that there are numerous areas of concern and depending on who can be found to bring in any one of the following could be addressed
A new GK, a new RB - on the same basis as Raul, - a new LB and possibly a new WF and a new number 10/2nd striker.
It's fantastic to be even thinking about the future but January is now only weeks away so lets hope the club is as well.
06 Nov 2026 08:21:31
We firstly need to generate some revenue moving the loanees out permanently.
Santi Bueno: Club América holds a £6 million option to buy.
Tolu Arokodare: Continuing a strong goalscoring run and getting praised for recent performances in his loan stint.
Sam Johnstone: Established number 1 at Celtic.
David Møller Wolfe: performing well at Hamburg with a £12.5 million option to buy.
Hee-chan Hwang: At Schalke 04 but has been in the news for poor discipline.
06 Nov 2026 08:28:43
I think Mane will be sold if the suggested sum of £50 mil is offfered,
06 Nov 2026 08:52:48
Gdawg - absolutely!
Baza - I am struggling to see anyone offering that at the moment but I strongly suspect that if it is Wolves would find it very very difficult to turn down.
06 Nov 2026 10:19:14
Hopefully we can strengthen in the coming window with a couple of players who could step up, don't ask me who though. Of course it still depends on getting through the Swansea game which should be half way, having maintained or developed our league position, which in itself should help the club to look more attractive to potential recruits.
06 Nov 2026 17:26:26
our best bet is to strengthen in january.
30-50m in january with the base CP has built could buy the league. if we can get a 20 goal striker in the building were set.
06 Nov 2026 18:09:29
Sorry all but Fosun own the key. So I reluctantly concede to their lack of aspiration and investement. Hope I'm wrong but history prevails.
06 Nov 2026 19:01:34
OWT - I completely agree both about Jan and certainly about the need for a new striker.
If Wolves signed a 20 goal a season striker in Jan they probably would probably be done as far as promotion is concerned!
It is clear, to me at least, that this is the most obvious shortcoming in the squad.
However I strongly suspect it is now going to be very difficult and expensive and may need a fair chunk of your proposed budget.
If the club thought that Raul was going to lead the attack, scoring 20+ goals, game in game out through the season, that was optimistic to the point of insanity!
As i may have said before it makes the decision not to sign Lankshear even more baffling - he could have been your 20+ goal scorer at a fraction of the price one would normally expect to have to pay - and he is HG!
I would however caveat that getting promoted and being ready for the
are very very different things as can be seen by the sheer number of promoted sides that come straight back down.
Consequently even if Wolves do sign a striker in Jan who can score 20+ goals a season - even in the Prem and in reality there are only a handful of them in the entire world - I still feel that there is a bit more to be done than perhaps you do.