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11 May 2026 12:54:49
Reports saying Shakhtar in talks to sign Pedro Lima doesn't say how much.
1.) 11 May 2026 16:35:13
If true, it does not surprise me. The club will sell anyone who is half decent, and we'll be stuck with the dross like Toti, Tolu and Hwang, who no one would touch with a barge pole.
2.) 11 May 2026 18:53:16
Totally agree. Good, definitely add Bentley to those wasters.
3.) 12 May 2026 18:40:41
Think we should give some youngsters a chance the next two games.
Okoduwa-CB
Edozie-CM
Chiwome-FW
Benjamin-GK
Bradbury-CM
In fact, play the U18's. They'll show more heart.
4.) 13 May 2026 10:17:21
Shi & Edward reported as saying they will be keeping only 6 of the current squad. Hope that is the case!
5.) 14 May 2026 08:18:53
Fulham interested in Hwang! Result!!!
08 May 2026 17:09:01
On transfer feed Ben Jacobs is saying Wolves and Athletico Madrid are close to a deal for Gomes. The fee reported to be 45mill Euros, which I think is cheap. If this is true, what's everybody else going for?
1.) 08 May 2026 17:53:15
Personally, I think Joao, Santi and Krejci are the only players to walk away with any shred of decency this season. Joao is worth at least £50m, but this is Fosun we're talking about, and they'll take whatever they can get for him.
Expect Andre to be sold for £25m and Santi for £15m. Fosun simply do not care. None of the money will be reinvested anyway.
2.) 08 May 2026 20:31:57
Fabrizio posting that personal terms have been agreed.
Although we all knew that this move was 100% happening, I still feel gutted that he's leaving. One of a very few bright sparks at the club.
3.) 09 May 2026 10:59:16
The way Fosun has made me feel, I know there'll be no fair and respectful deals for Wolves, no matter what RE says about the Summer. He's a fool to think otherwise. I wait to be proven wrong.
My only real interest now is hearing the news of Fosun selling the club on and who to? The sooner the better for me.
WWFC Forever. ?⚽️
4.) 09 May 2026 11:48:03
As I've said, we need a plan. I don't trust Rob Edwards to sign players this summer.
We need a manager with a style of football that can unite the fans and club again.
I doubt RE can sign players good enough to get us promoted and keep us in the prem.
With the sales of these players:
J Gomes £45m
Andre £40m
Tolu £18m
Hwang £10m
Krejci £25m
Mosquera £10m
That's £148m.
I think a manager with a good scout and director of football could get us promoted on £80m, with a combination of experience and exciting young players, with pace returning up front.
If West Ham sack Nuno after relegation, it would be Nuno or Amorim for me. ODCL.
5.) 09 May 2026 12:23:11
Nuno and Amorim will never come to Wolves whilst Fosun are here.
Fosun will give whoever the manager is next to nothing to spend. The manager will have to rely on the returning loan players, youth players, the odd free transfer, and loanees. They may allow the manager about £15m to spend.
6.) 09 May 2026 13:28:36
Amorim? Him and his coaches will want about £12 million per year - and they'll all be plotting their exit strategy from day one. Wolves had the chance to get Nuno back - and he wanted to come back - but Wolves didn't want to spend the money.
7.) 09 May 2026 14:49:12
Noisy, that's wrong. Nuno was linked the season JLO took over. So, Fosun did spend the money that season on the backroom staff, and with Cunha, J Gomes and Dawson signed that January window.
Nuno wasn't linked this season, as West Ham acted before Wolves.
In no window since Fosun have taken over have they spent low or set limits of £15m.
We spent £100m on dross last summer. Teti and Perreira have to take some of the blame for that.
Fosun never say how much they have to spend, or the targets they want. It may sound opaque and disinterested, but it doesn't do the club any favours to say they are after such and such a player, as the wages and price tag goes up, which is counter intuitive to PSR and making that work for the club as well.
Amorim sounds expensive, but with the right set up he would play an attractive style of football, with players that move box to box, which is something missing at Wolves. Also, his style at Sporting and Man U found that he could compete against the better sides. I think that money would be well spent. It's a clash of 5 different managers styles at Wolves, and the squad lacks a fluid style.
You have to pay for a decent manager.
8.) 09 May 2026 15:45:54
Madman, they did pay for a decent manager. Lopetegui was being paid £8m, but after the initial outlay on Cunha, etc., Fosun changed their minds and decided to tighten the purse strings, and stifled Lopetegui's plans, hence why he walked away.
9.) 09 May 2026 17:05:11
Disagree again. PSR rules were strengthened in summer 2021. The season Nuno left and was replaced by Bruno. The first season, 21/22, Bruno did well and finished mid table playing a back 3.
The following season, we struggled under Bruno, and he was replaced by JLO.
This was after Fosun supported and funded Bruno's plan to play a back 4.
Wolves, supported by Fosun, brought players for JLO to stay in the prem in January 2023.
So that was Wolves keeping players that were fan favourites like Raul, Moutinho and Neves at the club. Supplemented by new players that Bruno signed in summer 2022: Hwang, Guedes, Nunes, Sa, Sasa, RAN and Collins.
The club brought Cunha, Dawson, Sarabia and J Gomes in January 2023.
The wage bill was £310m that season, that's staggering for a club the size of Wolves, with revenue around £210m a season at the time.
And we have fans saying Fosun are asset stripping, but the facts suggest otherwise.
Our issue is we haven't paid and backed a decent manager. JLO may not have known the true impact of PSR when he signed, but he still had a very capable squad to compete after the sale of Neves and departure of Raul, Moutinho and Traore.
It's easy to say Fosun lost interest; the PSR rules changed, and we were left with managing the consequences. We didn't have a Grealish sale of £100m to balance the books.
10.) 10 May 2026 09:16:32
Madman, it's true that Fosun have splashed the cash, so to speak. It's ten years next month since Fosun took over. They signed some unbelievable players, especially in the early days. To me it isn't so much that they lost interest, it's more that they lost competence.
But the elephant in the room is their complete lack of grounding and connection to Wolves and Wolverhampton, which left them as fish out of water when the going got tough.
11.) 10 May 2026 13:53:46
Fosun made investments on key players that they made profits from - for their investors, not the club.
12.) 10 May 2026 15:27:34
Biswolf, that's wrong as well, though they were in the red for PSR of £67.5m in 2023. They made £140m from sales, and with that remaining £72.5m, they brought Nunes, Collins and Guedes.
So, financially, they were well run to avoid a points deduction. But they gave the money to Bruno, who couldn't attract the players we needed.
By the way, I think we should have taken the points deduction, and brought the players we needed, like Forest and Everton did.
I agree, Deep Throat, they lost direction, although it was strange under Zenga and Lambert. Maybe this summer they come up with a plan to replicate Nuno and the exciting squad we had then. ODCL.
13.) 10 May 2026 15:45:22
Thanks, Mudman.
14.) 10 May 2026 16:05:16
? Typo, my apologies.
15.) 12 May 2026 11:57:29
Hi, Madman, interesting thread, but I think you have missed a few off your sell list:
Tchatchoua
Santiago Bueno
Mane (his head's been turned by R Martinez, Portugal manager).
R Gomez?
The first 2 will go. Mane, as I said, has had his head turned, and R Gomez I am not too sure about.
We need THAT QUESTION answered by each player - do you want to stay or go?
The list above could add another £75 million to your war chest.
I agree, £80M would do it on experienced Championship players, plus a few loanees.
See if tonight's WM Forum clears the air or not.
16.) 12 May 2026 13:07:17
Transfer money spent means absolutely nothing. For a true view on how the club is investing, you need to look at net spend. In the last five years, Wolves have a collective net spend of £1.63m. For context, there is only one team below us in the entire league, and that is Brighton. And they are only there because they managed to sign Caicedo for £4m and sell him for an (incredible) £115m. The point is that when you run a club that close to the margins, it allows absolutely no room for error in the transfer market. It is also why Brighton are the only team to have managed it and improved (mostly thanks to Tony Bloom's remarkable, algorithm-based transfer policy). I suppose my point is that there is a misconception that Fosun have continued to invest in the last five years when they absolutely have not. If I buy your car off you, let's say it's an excellent Audi A4 that runs like a dream, just 30k on the clock, for £15k, and you take that money and buy three clapped out Audi A4s with 100k+ miles on the clock for £5k each, then you technically have got more cars than me.
But when it comes to the time that we both need to actually use those cars, mine's flying down the motorway and you're still waiting for the AA. This has basically been our transfer policy for the last five plus years. Sell Jota and buy Fabio, sell MGW and buy Goncalo Guedes, sell Mathues Cunha and buy JSL. The reality is, very few clubs get away with it for long, and those that do have an impeccable back room (e.g. Brighton). Sadly we had Jeff, so to say the current state of affairs was inevitable would, quite frankly, be the greatest of understatements. ?
17.) 12 May 2026 18:52:29
The car analogy works when looking just at the players' value when bought and then sold.
But the issue is the PSR rules changed in 2021, and Fosun could not, and still can't, throw an extra £100m at the team, like they did in 2016-2018. In fact, they paid this debt off.
The commercial revenue causes issues for the car analogy, as each club has different commercial revenue. In 2020, the commercial revenue was £270m at Wolves; now it's around £210m, so each year not in European football has cost Wolves £60m a season over 5 years. That has a big impact on signings and salaries we can offer.
Also, the purchase value is spread over 5-10 years (if you are Chelsea), but the value, after a certain point, starts to depreciate after 28 years old, as the next generation have already moved in and moved some of our players down the pecking order.
Like Neves not being wanted by Barca, or Man U not paying the proper fee for Cunha.
So the players can all be worth £100m to us as fans, but their actual value in the football transfer system means they aren't worth what we think they are worth. Man U, if they were offered Haaland, would have signed him last summer. For an extra £60m, it would have made sense, due to Haaland being a higher-value asset in the future.
18.) 12 May 2026 19:25:02
Yes, Madman, I am aware of PSR and how it works, but the reality is that every other team in the league is playing by the exact same set of rules, yet they don't seem to be as hamstrung financially as we are (including those with a smaller ground/support), so why is that exactly?! On that list of net transfer spend over the last 5 years we are 19th, Everton are the next team with a net spend of around £13m, but they've built a whole new stadium and managed to pull well clear of the relegation zone! Leeds are 16th with a £75m spend.
So, here in lies the problem when peeps say 'ah well it's not Fosun it's PSR that's the problem', because it would/should only be a problem if the rules only apply to us, but they don't, do they? Also, with this, Madman, if you think it's bad now, then just wait till next season, because I fear we have a lot of poorly fed finances which will soon be coming home to roost. Thanks Jeff. ?
19.) 12 May 2026 19:27:05
Ps- Pretty sure that they didn't actually pay the debt off either, I believe they have simply transferred it into a Chairman's loan, which is payable on sale of the club. So, again, just putting us further into the realms of spending on the never never! Thanks again, Jeff. ?
20.) 12 May 2026 19:49:20
Worst part is, Bully, we used the Cunha money on Arokodare, Tchatchoua, Wolfe and Lopez.
Lucky to recoup the Arias money (no idea how we made a profit), but that profit was spent on Armstrong.
We spent EUR156m this season (not including X we spent on Angel Gomes).
We've sold EUR240m worth (this doesn't include any loan fees). How have we been allowed to sell so much proven talent in the past without replacing it?
21.) 12 May 2026 21:21:01
Hey BullysBoy, Everton and Forest broke the rules and paid the 'price'. I don't think it was done right, and it wasn't fair for the rest of the league.
The original loan of £126.5m was repaid in 2020-2021, as this would have left them vulnerable to the new PSR rules in summer 2021.
They refinance the TV revenue so the money is liquid, so signings can be made and it stays on Wolves books. This is common across every team in the Prem. Even the big clubs do it, with Australian bank MacQuarie being used in the past.
There is a divide between the teams in European football and everyone else. I think the difference is we brought ready-made players and paid an excess amount, as they weren't homegrown. Whilst Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth have spent less in the past on unknowns, they have proved really successful. Also, with Bournemouth they had a top-class coach to attract interesting players. If you were a top talent, would you be tempted by Lage, Gon, Vitor or Re?
Lage had a rather limited amount of players in his network from his days at Benfica, chalk and cheese compared to Nuno.
The issue is Fosun have backed 4 different managers over 4 years.
We should have spent money on a decent coach to keep the club midtable and pushing for Europe, not trying to deliver a tactical revolution. We didn't have the pace in defence, or the players to change to a back 4.
I will say Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford didn't rush managerial or tactical changes either. They made small, methodical changes to shift to different styles of play.
Lage was like a bull in a China shop with his shift to a back 4.
Genuinely, I don't share your fears of Fosun. The club is separate from Fosun's other enterprises. They are protected by a lot of groups here.
The issue is having a project and manager to deliver the targets for the new season.
I think a good pedigree manager that we can support, one who has a style of play that takes us to the Prem and is competitive once we get there, is paramount. Also, a manager that can work with Mane, Okoduwa and Edozie and others to develop an exciting Wolves team once again. I wouldn't splash £80m on proven Championship players like Re wants to. More of a methodical plan, like Nuno, where he spent on excellent prospects but also got shrewd signings like Douglas, Bennett and Ruddy.
28 Apr 2026 13:45:07
Notts Forest interested in Munesti as VP likes him, reports are saying, but Munesti likes Paris FC.
1.) 28 Apr 2026 15:23:39
We just need someone to become interested in Toti, Hwang and Hoever.
2.) 28 Apr 2026 15:46:52
Goodwhileitlasted, Hoever's contract is finished, free agent at end of season. As for Toti, I think 2 years left. Hwang, 1 year left, could both leave.
3.) 28 Apr 2026 16:34:11
Fingers crossed Edwards goes with them.
4.) 29 Apr 2026 07:14:48
I've seen that, DMac, but it could well be that some mischievous person is on a wind up, and it's escalated. After all, the Internet abounds with people ribbing Forest fans who praise Pereira with comments like, "wait until he signs Munetsi!" Hopefully it's not April 1st and it goes ahead. 30p should seal the deal.
5.) 29 Apr 2026 09:41:26
Let's hope it's true, and hopefully he will come back for Jackson and Tolu.
6.) 29 Apr 2026 10:59:41
I'm still hopeful VP goes all out for Toti. He did make him the Captain, so he must like him. Here's hoping.
27 Apr 2026 13:25:09
Supposedly 4 clubs interested in Santi: Leeds, Brentford, CP and WH hope for bidding war over 40mill, but will Wolves invest it in the squad.
1.) 27 Apr 2026 15:25:17
They'll sell him for £15m.
23 Apr 2026 08:20:04
Interesting news from Liam Keen saying Krejci has a release clause in his contract of over 40mill but doesn't know if pounds or Euros. So if true him leaving for 20 or 25mill are wide of the mark. About time Wolves started doing things for Wolves and not selling players on the cheap.
1.) 23 Apr 2026 15:23:00
The question is, if he asks to leave but the release fee isn't met, do you keep him knowing that he's unhappy or let him leave for a lower price?
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23 May 2026 16:16:12
Surely now Re has got to build the team around Andre with Mane and Rodrigo and Mane staying. 1 maybe 2 more strikers, at least 2 or 3 midfielders to play alongside Andre, then the defence. Fingers crossed. Get Krejci to stay just 1 season. Try to keep Wolfe and get rid of a lot of the crap.
Them who want to leave let them go, but with Andre staying are some going to change their mind. Toti Mosquera Tolu all need to go as I don't think they're good enough, but Re will probable have a different view.
1.) 23 May 2026 17:24:08
If Tolu stays I'll run through Wolverhampton International Airport screaming "BOMB, I'VE GOT A F**ING BOMB!"
I think there's more chance of seeing Jamie O'Hara next season as player manager.
2.) 23 May 2026 18:38:38
So justice is done, pleased for Hull.
20 May 2026 12:57:17
Good news coming out of Wolves with Rodgigo Gomes and Mane both saying they will be at Wolves next season.
1.) 20 May 2026 13:36:31
Happy with this DMac. In my opinion, R. Gomes needs to play more. Only problem is his position, maybe better as an out and out winger.
2.) 20 May 2026 13:37:05
Rodrigo Gomes has to get a shedload of games in the Championship, so it'll be interesting to see what position Rob Edwards has planned for him. Will he compete with an experienced rb, with Lima going out on loan? Or will Rodrigo be used as a winger?
Same as Moller Wolfe.
There is no value in keeping Wolfe if he's going to play second fiddle to Hugo Bueno. Are Wolves planning on selling H Bueno?
3.) 20 May 2026 13:54:14
Hugo Bueno wants to leave and has no interest in playing in the Championship, according to reports. Banksy51, I would play him as a winger. He's got the pace and skill to beat anyone. To me, Rob Edwards has to build a team around these players.
4.) 20 May 2026 14:04:41
I suppose that if Edwards is switching to four at the back, it makes sense to prefer Moller Wolfe. He's a rb, and a much better defender than Hugo Bueno.
5.) 20 May 2026 14:51:40
Don't want players who don't want to be here, so tata H. Bueno.
6.) 20 May 2026 17:05:41
Agreed, Rated. With Hugo, Wolves should get £25 million, and it's pure profit. He's great going forward, but Moller Wolfe is a better defender. Will Wolves bring in an experienced lb?
Exciting times (possibly!).
7.) 20 May 2026 18:12:11
Moller_ Wolfe is a left back.
8.) 20 May 2026 19:16:32
Is he an experienced lb? Is he going to cover the position by himself?
Possibly, Wolves are looking at Trippier, as he can play lb and rb.
9.) 20 May 2026 21:10:39
That's what he was bought for. He is also usually left back for Norway.
30 Apr 2026 17:00:52
I'm sorry dissagree with Parker getting the job. Yes, 3 promotions in 6 years. Get in Parker did a great job then got sacked by all 3, not my first choice.
1.) 30 Apr 2026 19:51:52
I'm a little confused by the calls to get Parker in, surely his record isn't much better than Edwards'? Yes, he can get teams promoted but then fails in the Prem much the same as Rob, it would seem. And hasn't Rob gained more points than Parker this season? They seem about level pegging to me, so might as well stick with what we have.
2.) 30 Apr 2026 20:04:01
Rob Edwards does not look like he has the nous to win promotion, whereas Scott Parker is tried and tested at this level. And you can actually see some sort of plan in Parker's tactics.
3.) 01 May 2026 06:35:26
I'd go for Parker. Would he want us (Fosun)?
22 Apr 2026 07:05:38
Good Hoevers contract is finished at the end of this season.
1.) 22 Apr 2026 09:40:39
I have forgotten about him, another waste of money. Does this 'new era' of Nathan's preclude the buying of bargain-basement ones for the future, and players who we buy then permanently loan out to others?
In other words, are Fosun going to do this properly now so the club doesn't have to try and be some sort of recycling centre?
Any news on ground development, Nathan?
2.) 22 Apr 2026 10:48:23
I don't think ground development should be a priority at the moment. Any cash available should go towards the appointment of a manager who knows what he is doing, and also signings who will give their heart and soul to get us back to the Premier League. I know the stadium needs major renovations, but let's get the management and team right first.
3.) 22 Apr 2026 12:12:27
Trouble is, B'hill, that's exactly what we were told when Fosun first took over. Apart from the first couple of years, neither has happened, as we've been in decline ever since.
Ground development is something Fosun can pay for, as it falls outside any Financial Fair Play regulations.
They won't; they'll dump it on the club as further debt, which is probably why it's not happening.
They managed to facilitate their new esports stadium, however.
4.) 22 Apr 2026 13:10:12
If the owners fund the ground development, it should happen. If they won't, it shouldn't, as the priority for funding will have shifted. Ultimately, though, to compete with financial rules in the EFL or PL the club has to improve its income generation. That starts with the ground being up to scratch to boost income on match and non-match days.
It also goes to the academy producing players who can either go into the first team or be sold at a profit if they aren't quite there.
Both things the owners can fund outside of financial rules that have a long term benefit to the club. Things that, if they aren't done, mean we will never be able to financially compete in the Premier League, and, if we're not careful, even the top half of the Championship with other clubs having owners providing huge investment in infrastructure.
5.) 22 Apr 2026 15:05:49
It could be argued that gate income and match-day receipts are probably a larger part of revenue in the lower leagues, as TV revenue declines significantly. The only problem is lower-level football attracts fewer paying supporters.
6.) 22 Apr 2026 15:27:48
Therefore, Arddunby, it is the perfect time to do the work, with fewer supporters to disrupt, so if the club is sincere in its talk of rekindled ambition, more can get season tickets on our return to the Prem.
7.) 22 Apr 2026 15:56:47
Yes, Longmynd, in theory, you are correct, as long as Fosun do fund the work. The old Molineux Street Stand demolition is a lesson in what not to do, though; let's not forget that.
8.) 22 Apr 2026 16:56:12
Longmynd, all I was trying to get at is I think it would be better to rebuild the management setup and the team at first, then restructure the ground. What is the point of having a 45.000capacity ground if we are stuck in the Championship for four or five seasons, with no chance of filling it to full capacity? It seems pointless.
29 Mar 2026 13:21:35
Ed001 could you find out how much the loan was for Krejci i said 6mill with a further 20mill to make permanant. Because Old Wulf has said he read 22.5 was paid for the loan and 7.5 was to buy to me it was strange nobody pays that for a loan.
{Ed001's Note - he has got that from Transfermarkt and it was because it was an obligation to buy. So you did that because you didn't have enough to pay for it in one go and shifted that 7.5m payment on a year so it would come under a different financial reporting year.}
1.) 30 Mar 2026 06:22:13
Thank you.
{Ed001's Note - you are very welcome. It was not really a loan, more of a buy now, pay later.}
28 Apr 2026 15:46:52
Goodwhileitlasted, Hoever's contract is finished, free agent at end of season. As for Toti, I think 2 years left. Hwang, 1 year left, could both leave.
14 Feb 2026 17:46:12
Banksy51 if he has any sense he would stay with Wolves first team football. Go any other club under21s or out on loan not the PL but people whispering in his ear you can do better.If i'm Shi your not for sale 1 season championship if no promoted then sell.
14 Feb 2026 16:09:46
Dwwg everybody is intersested Wolves have put a price of 45 to 50 mill. can't half his wages doesn't get enough if he wants to leave 40mill will do. If no interest at that price keep him at Wolves contract till 2029 simple as.
03 Feb 2026 12:51:56
Transfer window average thought Wolves might have got a couple more in they did try with Che Adams bid rejected. I would try again in the summer window plus reports Wolves tried to sign a right back Rooij got knocked back. Also Forest tried to sign Wolfe for 14mill Wolves knocked that back lot of work to do in the summer fingers crossed straight back up.
30 Jan 2026 16:47:13
Totally agree rated.
22 May 2026 17:46:42
M the CM, unbloody believable. I thought he would go, he said he would stay, he loved Wolves, and all the cynics say bulls***. He is staying now. Wolves go out and buy an attacking MF who can create but scores goals.
With Andre and Mane, plus Rodrigo, a good start to the transfer window. Would love to see some better players coming to help out, sell all the dross, and give Andre the PL return for staying.
20 May 2026 13:54:14
Hugo Bueno wants to leave and has no interest in playing in the Championship, according to reports. Banksy51, I would play him as a winger. He's got the pace and skill to beat anyone. To me, Rob Edwards has to build a team around these players.
17 May 2026 18:14:08.
B O Bill, from what I saw, the players all walked around and applauded the fans. As you say, a complete clear-out, everybody knows that Wolves start from now. Sell and build a team to get straight back, as Nathan Shi said, that's the aim.
Will it happen? Don't know, but Shi wasn't shy on his comments about how the club was run before. Hopefully, this Shi will turn things round and get Wolves back in the PL, if he says what's true.
10 May 2026 14:34:30
B Hill Wolf, that's the problem like I said, but hopefully it will change. Get rid of the dross and see what happens.
10 May 2026 13:22:05
Banksy 51, to me it's stick or twist, but if you twist, who do you get in? That's the problem. Plus, Wolves paid 2mill to buy RE out of his contract from Middlesbrough, then give him 3 year contract to then sack him 6 months later.
imo Wolves will stick with RE, spend money, and try and get back first time of asking. Give RE 10 games; if not getting results, then get rid and get someone else in.