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30 Aug 2026 11:39:50
Leeds sniffing around Mane. £40m has been mentioned. With just about time to sign a replacement, I'd take it.

30 Aug 2026 12:20:22
I would have done this time last week. However, after a poor first two games, Mane had Ben Johnson (who has been a pl player) completely on toast yesterday, and his work for Roddy's second was ridiculous. Also, unless we signed another winger, that would probably lead to Churros starting at lw, which I don't think is a good enough option.

30 Aug 2026 12:39:16
Chirewa, sorry, trust my autocorrect!!

30 Aug 2026 12:53:02
Mane should stay and use this year as his proper breakthrough year.
He should be targeting 15 goals and 10 assists this season.
And Cesar should be challenging him to play on both wings, and changing with Lopez in some games.

I'd like to see him take players on more and more each week; defenders hate it.

How he cuts inside and flicks will help him as the season goes on. But Mane should focus on the basics at the moment, and set small targets like 5 take-ons with successful chances created, and 5 shots a game.

30 Aug 2026 13:29:44
Lol. Raul would like Churros to support his left wing!

30 Aug 2026 19:12:32
If, and it's a big if, there is any truth in interest in Mane and Fer Lopes, and we are quoting £40 million, we are not in touch with some of the prices Premier League teams are paying in this window. We should outright refuse to sell either player, but, if finance dictates what we do, then I contend we put £50 million on Mane and £60 million on Lopes.

More importantly, we should do a Brighton and stick to those prices. On a different note, what a travesty and sad indictment of VAR was the reasoning behind allowing Manchester United's second goal. Maguire put both his arms up to control the ball. The explanation from VAR was beyond ridiculous.

30 Aug 2026 20:01:29
Agreed, Wolf. Absolute joke of a decision. Was a timely reminder of what a treat it is to be in a league without the ever present shadow that is bloody VAR. 🤮

30 Aug 2026 00:50:14
Wolves are still working on bringing in 3 more players.
Hwang deal is done (rumour), S. Bueno no offers as of yet, Krejic wanted by Champions League Cup but no offer made as of yet.

30 Aug 2026 09:37:51
Rated, mate. Striker RW, who's the other one, do you know?

30 Aug 2026 11:54:03
Defender, I'd expect.

30 Aug 2026 12:02:05
Ilkleywoves, I thought that would depend on someone leaving.

30 Aug 2026 12:05:28
No one here knows. How many times!!

30 Aug 2026 16:50:18
Yet SEVwolves, me, wolvesfirst and exwolves have posted accurate info before the rumour sites, huh?
But nobody knows. Sounds like you're bitter, tbh.

30 Aug 2026 19:46:00
I have been told we have quoted £40m for Lopez. I would hope it would be a lot higher than that: one, due to quality; two, due to importance in the team; and three, due to the time left in the window.

30 Aug 2026 20:03:23
To be honest, if we let Lopez go at this stage of the window, after the start he's had, then it really should be the nail in the coffin of trust between the fans and Fosun!

29 Aug 2026 22:06:21
Keen has addressed the rumours regarding Andre to Roma.
As of this evening, Wolves have not been contacted regarding Andre and they would not welcome any move for the Brazilian, who they insist is not for sale.

29 Aug 2026 18:39:12
Keen has confirmed the Krejic to West Ham is a none story.

29 Aug 2026 20:09:10
Good work, RKO.

Surely the Ryan Giles story has to be nonsense? The guy has started both games for Hull. He's not going to play second fiddle to Hugo Bueno.

29 Aug 2026 20:53:47
Wolfe is already second fiddle as well.

29 Aug 2026 17:12:42
Sasa leaving to sign for Lask free transfer with 50% sell on clause. 15 mill and give him away on a free great bit of business by Jeff Shi. I suppose gets his wages of the books. Absolutely shocking the last few windows under J Shi should have gone long before he did.

29 Aug 2026 18:20:40
Not a bad deal to be honest. Wolves might only have been wanting a small fee for him, but no one has come knocking.

Sasa has had (I think) three very serious injuries. He's probably one more serious injury away from forced retirement.



I can't see LASK playing Sasa regularly. If they do and he has no more injuries and he scores goals, Wolves might eventually get some money for him.

Wolves have got him off the wage bill. Sadly these things happen in football.

30 Aug 2026 00:47:30
It's a fair point regarding the injuries, but worth noting that one of those happened before we signed him! In short, what a terrible waste of £15m for a club that really couldn't afford to waste £15m!

30 Aug 2026 03:08:36
Not strictly true, Bullys. Sasa had done his ACL 2 years before joining us, but it was the other leg to the one he did twice whilst with us.

30 Aug 2026 09:33:56
With respect to his injuries, he had suffered numerous serious long term injuries before Wolves signed him.
But, however you look at it, the transfer was a disaster.
He has barely played, for anyone, since signing, and although some of his wages will have been covered whilst on loan, he will have been a not insignificant drain on the club throughout his time at the club.
Ironically, last season was his 3rd best season in terms of league appearances in his entire 11 year career!
If he leaves on a free, the write off will equal the amort, so only his wages will be saved.
Consequently, and I am surprised to be saying this, it hardly seems worthwhile when Wolves hold an option on him for 27-28.


If he plays well and stays fit, his value will rise next season - either at Wolves, where he may be a much needed back up for Raul, or out on loan.
He can then be sold for a fee, or, if he is playing well, kept, as Wolves can exercise the option.
If he doesn't, he will be released.
The 50% sell-on only kicks in if LASK sells him, and, as he is 29, he is likely to either play out his career there or move for a negligible fee/free at the end of his career.
I guess the only value is to remove a non HG player from the squad.
What a total waste!

30 Aug 2026 22:18:34
It's an interesting argument, I think a squad player for £15m is short change in the Prem.

He did also score a couple of goals, so over the years he probably was worth £15m.

I'm more miffed we missed out on the following players.

Vitinha £20m
Trincao £25m
Goncalves.



They are just players we had on our books.

I think if we had stuck with Nuno it would have turned out very different.

The bigger issue was changing manager every 18 months, rather than money spent.

No clear strategy or plan since Thelwell, Nuno and Mendes ran the show.

30 Aug 2026 22:38:29
What's not strictly true, Flea? I said one of his major injuries happened before he signed for us, and as such we should never have risked the transfer fee we did. All you seem to have done is confirm exactly what I said.

I didn't say anything about it being the same leg because it is entirely irrelevant. My point was he was prone to injury before we bought him, because he was.

30 Aug 2026 22:46:29
Fosun, I'm not sure it's that simple to be honest, £15m might not be a lot in the Prem but what's more relevant is how much the club could afford to gamble. The season he signed, we spent £100m in the window, so 15% of that season's budget was spent on a gamble.

A gamble we couldn't afford. Also, he scored 3 goals in 16 games, having cost the club well over £25m in fees and wages. If you think that's good value, you should give the club a call. I reckon Jeff might have a job for you! . 🤣👍

29 Aug 2026 16:09:29
Cesar Peixoto confirmed to Keen after the game that Boubacar Traore is definitely staying at Wolves and the player is happy here.

29 Aug 2026 17:21:19
I don't mind at all. Traore staying, I think he is decent, just a problem keeping him fit.
If it is true that Krejci is going to West Ham, that doesn't make sense to me. I guess they are offering more money.

I think he would be better to stay, work hard, and prove his ability with us.
Replace Toti with Krejci (with his head on right). Defence looks better to me.

29 Aug 2026 17:33:08
If Krejci goes, I'll put money on a fully fit Mosquera taking the LCB slot, with Djiga playing to his right.

Peixoto played the pair together in pre season.

29 Aug 2026 20:08:27
Quite happy if BubbleCar stays. I think he could improve under CP, he's definitely looked better so far, maybe CP can bring him on and develop him. Might not be the best player we have, but could turn out to be a very good player in this league, a good solid squad member.

30 Aug 2026 11:08:45
Interesting rumour: Krejci to West Ham, but it might be a deal with Pablo coming to Wolves?

Pablo didn't play for West Ham yesterday.

30 Aug 2026 11:44:12
Is he the guy that couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo last season? I don't think he scored. No thank you. Taty possibly, but not Pablo.

30 Aug 2026 18:43:23
It is Penko, but it's pretty harsh to judge a player on 5 months in the prem. Most foreign players take time to get used to the pace in England. And, with everything that was going on at West Ham, I can let it go.

He was a key forward for Cesar at Gil Vincente. He likes pressing, and creates space for his teammates in our system. As part of the forwards, they commit men to the box and have 4 players waiting to score, similar to R Gomes against Stoke.



Also, at 22, he is pretty young and could develop further under Cesar at Wolves.

Krejci looked good last season, but I don't think he was anything amazing. He was just as culpable for the goals conceded as the rest of the cbs, for me.

30 Aug 2026 19:46:19
FosunProject2ndGen, you make a good point and I forgot that he was previously with Peixoto at Gil Vincente. He knows the manager's style of play, and yes, Cesar could develop him further and mould him into a decent asset for the club. But what value can we put on the respective players? Krejci is versatile and, most of the time, was playing out of position. He's a different player when playing for his country, a leader, and should have been captain last season.

With respect, Pablo was overpriced when West Ham bought him and was under considerable pressure, as scoring goals was a problem and he failed to contribute.

West Ham could use him as a sweetener to reduce Krejci's price, but there has to be a minimum £10m variance in valuation, as I see for the conversation to be viable.

29 Aug 2026 15:11:08
Krejci to West Ham is rumour he’s been offered and in talks with West Ham! What’s your thoughts? Does this mean we need another CB as well as winger and back up striker the boss wants?

29 Aug 2026 15:53:32
My thoughts are that, if we lose a player who only signed for us two months ago to a team also in the Champ, then the club needs to take a look at itself!
It's one thing losing him cause he doesn't want to drop a league, it's an entire other thing to lose him to a league rival who have started out much worse than we have!

29 Aug 2026 16:09:00
Why would he go to West Ham? Only makes sense for him if he thinks they have better chance for promotion. Tbh, we should not offer him to anyone in the Championship.

29 Aug 2026 16:10:00
Why would he go there if he doesn't want to play in the Championship?

29 Aug 2026 16:46:03
It must surely be for money. If that's his motive, then the sooner he goes the better.

29 Aug 2026 19:00:27
If he sold the WHU, put a large price tag on it. It makes absolutely no sense. There has been no other interest, as we know so far, so it may all be BS. If he does go to WHU, it says a lot about the player, and we are better off without him in the side.

29 Aug 2026 20:37:18
Utter b******* confirmed in interview that Peixoto had with Keen - See Rated RKO post 18.39pm tonight.

29 Aug 2026 11:52:18
Wolves miss out on signing non league player Danny Ormerod from AFC Flyde after he agrees a 600K deal to sign with Peterborough.
Wolves were interested in bringing him to their U21 team.
The English striker had scored 31 goals last seasons and is only 20.
Sounded like a Jamie Vardy move.

29 Aug 2026 19:02:54
Watched him play against Tamworth and wasn't particularly impressed, he's no Jamie Vardy.

28 Aug 2026 20:00:17
Romain Esse has been mentioned by a couple of friends. He is not in the squad for tonight's game and last season was a guaranteed substitute. Home grown as well.

28 Aug 2026 20:22:58
I think there will be others with more Premier experience available after this round of fixtures. Everyone will be finalising their squads and planning their last minute deals. Managers will be having difficult conversations with those who they feel will benefit from loans, and those names will be quickly shared with interested parties.

They will try to sell others, but purchasing clubs should be able to negotiate loans with an option to buy.

28 Aug 2026 20:23:46
It's at Coventry, pal.

28 Aug 2026 23:52:56
Esse or Cozier-Duberry will be the winger singing, Simms top target for striker and Pope if Sa goes. They have no intention of spending big this window, so will be a couple of loans. Unlikely Mendes will be involved again this window unless it's to move Sa on.

28 Aug 2026 17:11:46
There is interest in Boubacar Traore from Anderlecht, but Wolves adamant they have no plans to sell.
From Keen.

28 Aug 2026 20:05:55
If we're not selling, then we won't be buying anyone. Even if Sam Johnstone, Hwang Hee-chan, Sasa Kalajdzic and Enso Gonzalez are sold. Our 25-man squad is full.
We can only add under-21 players.

28 Aug 2026 20:37:02
Maximum size: 25 players aged over 21. Homegrown quota: At least 8 of those 25 registered players must be homegrown (registered with an FA-affiliated club for 3 years before turning 21).

Under-21 players: Players aged 21 or under do not need to be registered on the 25-man list to play. Loan players: Any player signed on a loan must be included in the 25-man squad regardless of their age.

28 Aug 2026 21:03:55
Correct.
The squad is updated daily on the Wolves website and even with the 4 mentioned above sold. We are full.

Don't get excited about possible incoming players.

28 Aug 2026 23:18:33
If Duberry comes in, I think he'll just squeeze in as he is 21.

29 Aug 2026 11:02:26
If this is the case, the protests must start. Apart from free agents RJ and KT, we've only spent on two outfield players, one of whom is injured, compare and contrast this to the industrial strength Bs spouted at the fans forum earlier in the year.



If Krejci is not sold, he must play - Toti, Tatchouah, Mosquera are not gonna cut it.

Going fwd, we seem decent, but no depth if injuries happen.

Don't think I need to add what I think of Fosun.

28 Aug 2026 13:31:00
Anderlecht and Wolves still talking. Looks as if Traore could leave. Reports saying 4mill euros plus add ons. Traore is up for the move. I think Wolves have given permission for Traore to go.

28 Aug 2026 14:44:43
Rumours circulating now: Hwang is off. He's signed for someone, but not yet clear who. Few posts on Twitter about it.

28 Aug 2026 15:44:24
It would be hypocritical of me to moan about slow Traore going, but he was purchased for Euro 11m and is being sold for Euro4m.
So not a brilliant signing, especially given that he didn't pull up trees in the handful of games he played for the club whilst he was here.
Nevertheless, it removes his wages and amort from the numerator, and even at Euro4m adds a little bit to the denominator, so positive from an SCR perspective.


However, as most would regard him as preferable to Munetsi as the back up to James, this modest gain does come at a cost from the playing side.
Amazing in this summer of insane transfers, Wolves are finding out that insanity only goes so far!

28 Aug 2026 16:38:31
I'd rather keep Munetsi than Traore. The guy never stops running, and with a bit more time, I think he will be the ideal player to link the defence to the attack with his runs, which will inevitably pull opposition players away from their own defensive duties.

28 Aug 2026 18:47:24
Trouble is, good, this is football, not athletics. Having said that, the Championship is Munetsi's level, so he should hopefully be able to do some sort of job.

28 Aug 2026 19:23:15
TFIOG, while it looks a loss, Traore was an exciting young midfield talent when he was signed.

Many clubs were interested in him.

The issue with youngsters is all the top coaches are sucked in by big clubs.

It would be good to see the club come up with a different project for developing the academy in the future. I know there are links with Wolverhampton Grammar, but maybe the whole academy needs a rejuvenation so we have a better offering, both football wise and personal development wise, till academy players reach 21 or 22.

Maybe a relationship with Mendes coaches and a specialised institution solely for the academy would help them football wise.



I actually think the Leicester academy is too big in that it loses the connection between the squads and the path to the first team.

Also, word of note, players under 22 yrs old are still young; everyone develops at different rates. Fans need to understand that at all clubs.

But I do think it should be more like rugby in that rugby players are in full time education or training until 21. They have qualifications to take on different professions after their playing career. This ultimately keeps them disciplined and focussed rather than having loads of money and thinking they have made it at such a young age.

28 Aug 2026 20:20:57
2ndgen, fair points, although worrying that you feel he was poorly developed and that the Wolves academy is failing. The number of players successfully coming out of it, though, maybe backs your assertion.
For me, though, he has always looked clumsy on the ball, and a better athlete than a footballer, and so I was not surprised he didn't develop.


Ironic that he is competing with Munetsi, who seems like a similar player. {You can add Toti to that list as well!}
I acknowledge, though, that I am biased in favour of players that can do things I can't, like control the ball, rather than people who can do what I can/could do i.e. run!

29 Aug 2026 01:39:20
Fair points, TFIOG. I don't think changing manager every 18 months, and his injuries, have helped him. During the same period, we have had Fabio Silva, another player that was wasted in my opinion. He did okay aged 18 in his first season, but wasn't mentored or supported in the right way. Yes, we can say money would make him happy, but I do think there's more to how different players tick. Silva played against Villa in April 2023 and was amazing, and got MOTM. I think it was more that Podence played, and he played it to his feet, rather than the ball being played to him as a target man.

I think the academy is a concern, as that's how clubs our size keep making pure profit. Chelsea broke all the rules in 2004 and have never looked back since, bringing in £100m plus a season from academy sales.

Surely we should look for ideas out of the box and develop an environment where we scout locally in the Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Herefordshire, and develop players here.



Also, I've heard from a scout that a lot of players are chosen purely on athletic ability, 6ft plus, fast, etc. This scout worked at Liverpool; it was believed that their coaches could develop their football skills. Remember, the pool the big clubs have, though, is probably twenty times the pool we have, I would imagine.

But I just don't think our programme is that exciting to possible recruits, so you end up with the leftovers.

Some players I feel that could have developed more at Wolves, though, Burr, Lembiska, Silva, Vinagre, Giles, and Doyle, to a certain extent.

The club didn't really have the path to develop these players.

Great to see Ryan get his MOTM against United last Saturday.