14 Feb 2025 09:17:49
Liam Keen reporting that Nelson Semedo will most likely leave the club in the summer as his wages are deemed too high.

Who replaces him? Is Pedro Lima ready to step up? Is Doc up to the job?

1.) 14 Feb 2025
14 Feb 2025 13:01:28
His wages, (£80k pw), have always been too high as he is not a superstar, (nor is/was he worth the £30m we paid for him!).
BUT
He, at 31, so with perhaps 3 or 4 years at the top level left, is a rock solid mid-table Premier league right (wing) back.
To buy one of those this summer, (assuming no one believes Doc, (33 years old and not as obviously fit), is the answer anymore and Lima may or may not be ready), we would surely be looking at significantly more than the £12.5m we would be paying Semedo over a say 3 year extension - unless of course he is asking for an increase in his current wage?.
If he resigns for us or signs with another club there will be no transfer fee paid to his former club - i.e. us!
It is this feature alone that means he can attract wages far in excess of his ability from over clubs.
Consequently we - who are surely in the driving seat - can pay him say the £12.5m over 3 years or pay at least £12.5m to another club for his replacement, (who may or may not be up to the job), and then pay that replacement say a conservative £60k pw or just under £9.5m on top!
It therefore would appear to be a no brainer to resign Semedo even for the "outrageous" £80k pw he is currently on both from a football and financial point of view.
I hope Jeff agrees.

2.) 14 Feb 2025
14 Feb 2025 14:42:46
There are others who are on similar wages who could go so we free up money to better quality.

Hwang £70k pw
Sarabia £90k pw
Dawson £45k pw
Guedes £90k pw

All likely to leave in the summer.

Add to this Cunha.

So I think Liam Keen is speculating at this stage.

3.) 14 Feb 2025
14 Feb 2025 14:43:14
I would let Semedo go he is a very good defender but does not give us much going forward. I think the manger wants a more attacking player in this position and Lima could fit the bill but we need to try him out to see how good he is or not.

4.) 14 Feb 2025
14 Feb 2025 14:44:53
Craig Dawson removed from the 25 man squad for the remainder of the season.

5.) 14 Feb 2025
14 Feb 2025 15:53:35
Guedes is likely to stay he is in Vitors plans and has settled now.

6.) 15 Feb 2025
15 Feb 2025 08:43:07
Absolutely TFIG!
I think some folk don't take those figures into account.
Just as you say if Samedo (a known quantity) goes, we would be in for saving only half or a bit less of his wages if we buy in a replacement plus in top a significant amount for buying a replacement. Unless of course Lima really is ready to step up to that full time fir the season.
That approach of course can't go on forever as players get too old, or are doubtful in the job. Eg where some. might say guides or sarabia, and perhaps Hwang too.
.our £35m boy wonder is another matter entirely of course ?

7.) 15 Feb 2025
15 Feb 2025 11:20:29
Indeed Rollo but as you say Wolves hopefully already have Semedo's eventual replacement in Lima.
By resigning Semedo for free we can, perhaps in 6-12 months time, buy Lima's replacement for a modest fee, (the fee you pay for a youngster not yet ready rather than the multi million pound fee you need to pay for a rock solid mid table prem league player).
Then in 18-24 months time as Semedo is edged out of the side by Lima we are still "covered" with Lima's replacement bedded in and presumably measured/tested to ensure they will be ready if and when Lima in turn needs replacing.
Planning in advance not only saves money but improves the team/squad.
All it requires is good management!
Shame we have Jeff!

8.) 16 Feb 2025
16 Feb 2025 19:55:42
TFIOG are you talking about planning a competitive team for the future in an organised way? Are you some sort of trouble maker? ?

9.) 17 Feb 2025
17 Feb 2025 08:46:14
Fifth column near the turnstiles methinks. Far too radical all the thought of forward planning is giving me the vapours and Jeff will be panic stricken.

10.) 28 Feb 2025
28 Feb 2025 18:39:09
Guedes will be gone if he is not injured.