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13 Jul 2026 13:53:22
Right here we go from what I've read Wolves have targets lined up. The CH from Chicago Fire is near finalised. Rodrigo Pinhiero is done but Wolves waiting to get Jackson out. They have strong interest in Sergi Solons from Salt Lake City 4mill asking price, he's a striker, 24 years old.
Nothing happening till sought out Tolu if he's going or staying. Niko Sigur midfielder also of interest but Gomes sale is also holding that deal up.
1.) 13 Jul 2026 14:38:01
All fantasies let's be honest, you've woken up and thought, let's throw a few random names out, like the last signing, nobody knew who it was until the deal was done!
2.) 13 Jul 2026 14:54:24
Ste85, you could be right, but I'll wait and see. I never wake up and throw names in. Check all my comments, go on different sites, and you will see.
3.) 13 Jul 2026 16:16:07
Rodrigo Pinhiero to Wolves was reported a month ago. It's not just a random name. The deal probably depends on outgoings, but it's a real deal all the same. Looks a great prospect and cheap.
4.) 13 Jul 2026 16:28:20
Deap Throat, thats what I said. Need to get rid of Jackson first, then he will sign. Or sign him now and get stuck with Jackson, then you have Trippier plus Jackson plus Lima.
Sorry, not to mention Hoevier, have to get rid first or sign players and have a squad of 50. Wolves just cant spend money on incomings without getting rid of deadwood to free up space.
5.) 13 Jul 2026 16:42:37
Exactly, DMac. Otherwise, we'll have a bigger squad than Chelsea. You were right about Rodrigo Pinhiero being on the cusp of being signed.
6.) 13 Jul 2026 18:25:18
Didn't John Percy say that the Pinheiro rumours were inaccurate, as Wolves were going to have Trippier and Pedro Lima as right backs.
7.) 13 Jul 2026 18:55:36
You're correct, so the rumours about him as a fine deal are false.
8.) 13 Jul 2026 21:41:08
At least Hoever is homegrown, right? Jackson should be first to go!!
12 Jul 2026 15:17:52
I'm a bit confused on this. Trabzonspor have agreed a loan with option to buy for Tolu. Wolves in reports had stated they wanted the money back or 3 to 4 mill less or nothing would happen. Now reports saying a loan deal but not how much, plus 8 to 10 mill euros on performances and other things.
That means Wolves could sell Tolu for less than 15 mill euros after paying 23 mill. But then again getting 4 mill in wages off the books could be why if they're paying most of it on the loan deal.
1.) 12 Jul 2026 17:09:02
Possible that Wolves' thinking is that they want rid of him. Not have another Fabio on their hands, where he's persistently hanging round like a bad smell.
So long as Wolves don't get their pants fully pulled down, get as much as possible and pie him off. He was an atrocious signing.
Whoever scouted/suggested him would be better off running a spud stand.
Wolves aren't the only club guilty of doing this. How much did Chelsea lose on Raheem Sterling? Man City once gave Wayne Bridge a £25 million contract to basically sit at home supping tea.
2.) 12 Jul 2026 22:16:54
Wayne Bridge is a little different. Didn't John Terry sleep with his misses, causing a bit of a rift in the squad?
07 Jul 2026 16:57:21
Reports say Arokodare going to Trabanspor on loan. No mention of a buy clause.
1.) 07 Jul 2026 21:59:53
Hopefully, incoming and outgoing transfer activity will increase now that pre-season has started.
03 Jul 2026 16:18:28
Could be a blow for Wolves De Silva leaving to join up with Nuno at West Ham not good in IMO.
1.) 04 Jul 2026 08:41:25
Didn't he leave Wolves weeks ago of his own accord?
2.) 04 Jul 2026 15:25:52
He told the club he was leaving just after Edwards was let go. Don't know why it's taken so long to be confirmed.
02 Jul 2026 13:23:54
Transferfeed are reporting deal for Joao Gomes to Atletico Madrid is off. On the grounds the relationship between Atletico and Jorge Mendes has broken down.
1.) 02 Jul 2026 17:24:48
Seems like an easy excuse on their part. We literally rested him on the last game of the season because this was in the pipeline, so the fact that it's even still rumbling on now suggests that they've been dragging it out.
If they really wanted him, they would have paid the fee and signed him weeks ago. It's easier for them to blame a third party than just say we don't want to pay the fee, isn't it? ?
2.) 02 Jul 2026 18:35:35
BullysBoy 11, they have signed someone from Holland, so where does that leave Wolves buying? According to people on this site, Wolves have to sell before they buy, so losing that money screws Wolves big style.
Even though Wolves made a hell of a lot of money in Jan, I understand so much of FFP rules. But everyone telling me we have to sell before Wolves buy, no way on this earth, if I'm wrong I apologise.
3.) 02 Jul 2026 19:24:26
It's a fair question, D, and one that only the people at the club will have an answer for. I suspect it will mean that we will end up selling him at a lower fee than first hoped, or we will sell someone else to make up said shortfall. As I said a week ago, I don't think it's a coincidence that we suddenly seem to be circulating a £30m price stage for Mane since the Gomes deal ground to a halt. Then there is Krecji and Sa, who I suspect will be looking to move after the WC.
In short, D, I'm sure the Gomes deal collapsing is a problem, but these things happen. Like I said, I'm not surprised, though, because the deal has clearly been stalling for a while, so the club can't be too shocked. Transfer windows are a marathon and not a sprint, not to mention the fact that it seems to be silly season on CM prices, which increasingly makes Gomes look like decent value, to be honest. ?
4.) 02 Jul 2026 20:00:38
BullysBoy, I agree the transfer window is not a sprint, but less than 7 weeks to go. Preseason starts very shortly. Are you and everyone else not worried? The lack of movement in and out of the club is worrying, but if everyone is happy, then I will say no more.
5.) 02 Jul 2026 22:03:40
DMac, I agree with you.
I hear people saying "there is loads of time" and "other clubs aren't doing much either", but that has been their mantra for the last dozen or so windows, and none of them worked out well!
Just like you get people saying "give them a chance" when they have had countless chances since Seville to change the inexorable, headlong charge to relegation, and took none of them!
Also, most clubs don't have quite so much to do as Wolves, who, of course, need to undo the damage that has been done these last few years.
As to sell to buy, obviously, it depends on the finances of the club, which are opaque at best.
I did post previously, however, that it is possible to keep the better players, (Gomes, Andre and Krejci), pay down the debt, and put together a highly competitive side by simply selling the surplus/inadequate players, (which, even conservatively, should raise well over £100m), as long, of course, as you buy sensibly, (i.e.
frees, loans and a smattering of cheap young prospects).
An incredibly cheap side such as
Nick Pope (modest fee)
Trippier, Yerson, Mings (v modest fee), Krejci, Wolfe
Andre, Gomes
Mane, Jimenez, Armstrong
would be very competitive, although I accept the bench might be thin.
Selling a dozen-plus players, though, will not be easy, and Wolves need to be working harder to sell the deadwood in the squad.
6.) 02 Jul 2026 23:36:50
I agree, TFIOG. I think some plans have been shelved after Edwards left. But I reckon the signings of Trippier and Raul will be the best this summer.
I think Joao Gomes may stay. Not sure how I feel about it. As he is a great bloke and player. But we wouldn't have changed the dynamic in midfield...
I would like some new midfield talent brought in so we can play a midfield 3 or 2.
Then we are looking at 3 new cbs and 3 or 4 forwards/wingers.
With Krejci, Santi Bueno, Toti, Mosquera, Jackson, Hwang, Johnstone and Tolu sold.
There are also players like Bellagarde and Sasa I'm not sure where they fit in at the moment.
It would be nice to see Cesar start to put a few plans in progress, like 2 cbs to play his preferred back 4.
And some pace up front is long overdue after the torture of last season.
I'm sure plans will move the next week with training starting back up again...
7.) 03 Jul 2026 00:10:53
Just to be clear, D, I'm not saying that I'm not worried; it was more regarding Gomes' transfer, where I'm more saying that I'm not surprised. Clearly, we have a lot of work to do in the window, but if Atletico aren't willing to meet Gomes' very reasonable fee, then I'm not sure what else there is to do? If we sold him at half the price, then us fans would (rightly) be even more alarmed. The reality is we need to sell about half our first team, and if clubs aren't interested in them right now, then I'm not sure what else we are supposed to do? The only players that are moving so far this window are the best cms in the league (at insane prices); other than that, most clubs seem to be waiting till after the WC is done. I get what you're saying, TFG (as usual:), but when you say they need to be working harder, the reality is a) we don't know what's going on in the background, b) if clubs are waiting till after the WC then realistically what can we do to change that position, and c) this is a likely consequence of changing manager less than two weeks ago!
The only thing they could do is a fire sale/flogging players on the cheap, and can you honestly say that would be better for the club?
So, by no stretch am I saying that I'm not worried, but what I am saying is that I've seen enough of these windows with Fosun now to know that there is (literally) no point in panicking until we actually see how the window's going to pan out.
If Atletico don't want to pay £40m for Gomes, then what's the answer? Sell him for £20m? Cause that's what got us to where we are now, so (frankly) that would worry me far more. ?
8.) 03 Jul 2026 00:13:11
Ps- Dmac, mate, you never need to 'say no more' because it's your opinion, mate, and therefore a perfectly valid point to make. ?
9.) 03 Jul 2026 14:19:46
BB, first of all, you are of course correct on both points.
Wolves should not sell Gomes at a cut price - for me £40m is a cut price, but, and this links to the second point, you can only sell players if there is a buyer.
My foolish comment was borne out of frustration!
We have discussed at length why Wolves, (in my/our view), buys high and sells low!
Secondly, the point about selling to buy here is relevant, as I fear that Wolves don't buy to sell to buy, but in fact sell to survive.
Over the past half a dozen years, Wolves' net spend is negligible, and the cash generated from the sales - Wolves tend to buy on the never never and thus debt has risen - has been used to meet the club's other obligations - whatever they may be!
Hence, Wolves may well, as I say above, need to sell to sell to pay down debt, (and/or meet those unknown obligations), before even thinking about buying.
However, whilst Wolves may be working hard, given the sheer volume of work needing to be done, I'm frustrated that some of the obvious moves - that have been discussed on here - the swap of Johnstone and cash for the young Man U keeper, the swap of Pope and cash for Hugo Bueno, etc.
etc., have not been pushed/completed.
Whilst I don't want to admit it, the reality is, and the football world knows it, that it is a fire sale of deadwood, and so prices will be low.
However, given the sheer volume of players Wolves should be selling, it will raise not insignificant sums anyway.
Researching a variety of valuation sites, and taking conservative views, still gives a figure of roughly £150m for the ones that I would lose (Sa, Johnstone, Jackson, Hoever, Santi, Toti, Djiga, Hugo, Doyle, Fer Lopez, Munetsi, Slow Traore, Hwang, Bellegarde, and Tolu *(reluctantly as he may come good)).
This, as stated before, should be more than enough to rebuild and pay down debt!
10.) 04 Jul 2026 12:37:10
Dmac, there is ample cause for worry because we have recent history of poorly managed windows. Both Bully and Tfig make good points about the possible causes of no movement, and money pressures. I guess if we are a week after the end of the WC, bearing in mind many teams are on the plane already, and there is still no movement, we will really have cause for concern.
Deadwood will not cut the mustard in a tough division. We need some old heads and some new young legs with desire to succeed.
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10 Jul 2026 16:04:20
So Wolves are signing Rafiki a winger from Belguim. He's supposed to be inconsistant according to reports. Wolves last guy they bought from Belguim was Tulo a complete disaster for 24mill. Hope this guy is a whole lot better. Still need a boat load of players out.
And if possible Fuson spen some money and improve the team to get straight back up. But reports I have read Fuson are not changing there sustainability policy. If that doesn't change what's the bother of getting promoted to go back down.
06 Jul 2026 12:57:28
Just a thought, Oliver Glasner now new manager at Notts Forest, wonder if he puts a bid in for Gomes. Because when at Palace, there was always rumours of Gomes being a target. Now Anderson has signed for Man City. Anyone think Glaner might try his luck with Gomes? Me personally, if Gomes, I would be alright with that as long as Wolves get the 40mill for him.
Then go out and buy a couple of attacking midfielders and a couple of Wingers if they have the money.
25 Jun 2026 21:21:06
Transfers: why haven't Wolves started buying? Not sure, maybe Wolves need to sell first. Which, to me, is a bit confusing. In Jan transfer window Wolves sold 3 players for 80mill. Agbadou, JLS and Arias.
They then spent 7mill on Armstrong, so that leaves 73mill, plus 49mill parachute payment this season. So maybe Cesar wants to have a look to see who wants to go and who wants to stay. I could be wrong. Any ideas.
1.) 25 Jun 2026 23:23:55
Because there is a World Cup on. Unless we want to spend 130m on players like Anderson to Coty, not many others are buying yet. We have brought two great people in. Jackson was having talks with the new gaffer, and I'm sure we will start to see movement next week, hopefully.
2.) 26 Jun 2026 00:27:39
We have seven weeks to build a team with a new head coach who has no Championship experience. Seven weeks. All of the season tickets are sold and now the club is reverting to type. Those expecting us to hit the ground running and to be challenging at the top end of the table may need to think again.
3.) 26 Jun 2026 09:06:06
But WSD Fosun have agreed to help the Club any way they can. I know it's true because I read it in one of their press releases. ?
You're surely not suggesting that the usual encouraging pre season promises coming from the club are just designed to sell memberships and season tickets. ?
I know some seem to view ST sell outs as some kind of badge of honour, but just for context, West Ham have sold 35K and expect to sell 40K before the season starts.
Joking aside, I always thought I'd give it until the season starts before making any judgments on the 'we will get our transfer business done early' comments, but I thought they'd said they had numerous deals lined up.
4.) 26 Jun 2026 11:31:04
There will either be a flurry of activity during a short period, starting July 1st, or it will be the usual Wolves s***show where everyone comes in too late or not at all. Depressingly, I fear it will be the latter.
5.) 26 Jun 2026 12:13:08
Wait... So let me get this straight... You lot wanted Rob gone and expected transfers to still be done quick time? Are... are you lot being serious? So what... you don't want the manager to have any say over what players he wants? You also want them to try to talk to players whilst they are on holiday or at the World Cup?
7 weeks...
yes, we know. Pretty sure we got Neves in the second week of July. Jota was the last week of July.
Funny how 7 weeks wasn't a problem then...
6.) 26 Jun 2026 12:15:19
DMac, I don't want to upset Blacksford, but it is not as simple as players bought and players sold.
If you sell your house, the first thing you have to do is pay off the mortgage.
Wolves have a £100m loan from a hedge fund that is secured on the parachute payment, so it is likely that either that or the transfer revenues received may have to be used to pay down the debt. No one is lending a Championship side £100m!
The second thing you have to do is pay your bills. If you are living well beyond your means, it is likely that a fair chunk of the house sale proceeds might be needed to pay ongoing bills - food, car, utilities etc etc.
Wolves have been living well beyond their means for years - lost £132m last year alone!
So you may find that, after paying all of this, you don't have enough left to buy the new house you want.
Indeed, you may have to wait until you receive funds from another source - for some the bank of Mum and Dad - (Fosun aren't likely to be as generous as your parents!) or the sale of other assets.
Sadly, the idea that Wolves, as a large, well supported, ex-Premier League side, will be a rich club in the Championship is a myth.
Wolves have major financial challenges, and reducing costs massively is essential if they are to pass the new SCR tests.
Hence my comments on how good the signings of Trippier and Raul are, and how further frees - especially of players that are far better than the players they replace - would be no bad thing!
7.) 26 Jun 2026 12:24:47
A welcome bit of realism, Tfig. Many clubs will have similar issues, but we can't all sell first. With new financial rules, buying players gets a bigger challenge for most clubs other than the big boys.
8.) 26 Jun 2026 13:43:34
Tfiog3, I understand that, but I don't know the ins and outs of Wolves finances, that's why I put on and that Cesar would want a chat. But, with taking so much money in, there must be some left for transfers, plus who Wolves sell.
20 Jun 2026 13:46:25
Reports saying Wolves are after Che Adams. Don't understand this. Yes, he's good in the Championship. But if Wolves get promoted he's not PL quality, same as Armstrong, and both will be 30 or more. Then Wolves have Jiminez and he's 35. Surely Wolves should be looking for someone younger.
1.) 20 Jun 2026 15:15:27
We've got to get promoted in the first place, the club will have plans in place for that eventuality, I guess, and the players concerned will be made aware of them before signing.
2.) 20 Jun 2026 16:34:53
I see both sides of the argument, to be honest. I understand the point that you have to get promoted first, and players like Che Adams and Armstrong will certainly help do that. However, I also agree with Dmac, in so much as we absolutely know that both of those strikers are not even close to the standard needed to play in the Prem.
Personally, I'd sooner we spend the money on someone like Ballard from Leyton Orient.
Ballard is just 21 years old, scored 23 goals last season, and has played for England at every youth level. A player like that might still be able to find another level in the Prem, and the problem with players like Adams and Armstrong is, what's the end game once we are back up?
3.) 20 Jun 2026 16:59:12
BullysBoy 11, that is the problem. If Wolves get promoted, who is going to score the goals? M Hatt, saying the players will have been informed of what might happen.
Are you going to sign a 3 year deal to be told, if Wolves get promoted, we will sell you? I don't think that happens. No matter who you are, Wolves will have a problem if promoted.
4.) 20 Jun 2026 17:28:16
Remember Leo Bonatini? He was good enough to help us get promoted and almost broke a club record doing so. My point being, if they help Wolves get promoted, they're good enough.
5.) 20 Jun 2026 18:03:26
F Jack, he then got sold, didn't score in PL. This is my point.
6.) 20 Jun 2026 18:05:37
At this moment in time, the squad - assuming the club does lose its better players (J Gomes, Krejci and maybe Bueno H) - should not give you any worries about "what if they go up" because, as constituted, it is far more likely to go down!
It's not who will score the goals in the Prem, but who will score/stop them in the Champ.
Signing young prospects is obviously important for the long term future of the club, but it is optimistic to expect the current squad, supplemented only by Trippier, Raul and a number of young players - British or overseas - with minimal experience at this level, to carry the club to safety, let alone promotion.
Whilst I completely understand your point about filling the squad with old boys/not good enough for Prem players, adding a further smattering such as Nick Pope, Tyrone Mings/Adam Webster and a couple of others, including maybe Che Adams or Ross Barkley, should, relatively cheaply (in transfer fees if not wages), take away that downside, at least for a year or so, allowing the club to see which of the younger players signed alongside them are up to the job.
The squad has been hopelessly unbalanced for a while now, which partially explains why it is where it is, and failing to address that would be an error.
PS. On a totally different subject, I read recently on this very site an extremely long post that detailed, although not very accurately, the transfer activity of the club in the Prem. What it failed to say, presumably because it didn't fit with their very odd agenda, was that it reflected one of, if not the lowest, net spends in the Prem over that period.
It also claimed that it was directly correlated to/impacted upon FFP/PSR.
Sadly, this merely shows how important financial literacy is.
One, net transfer spend, is a cashflow item, and the other is a measure/test of P and L levels. The link between the two, in the short term particularly, is modest.
You can be cash flow negative but highly profitable in a period, and of course vice versa.
If you are writing or reading an article/post that discusses Wolves financial performance, it would probably be better if you asked someone who can read accounts to look at it before drawing/posting too many conclusions.
7.) 20 Jun 2026 21:36:31
DMAC123, I think we're making the same point, but looking at it through different lenses.
8.) 20 Jun 2026 23:50:30
I don't want to be a pedant, Ford, (cue being a pendant:), but what records did Bonatini get close to breaking? Genuine question here, cause the only thing I can think of is the only player to score all of his goals before Xmas?!. ?
9.) 21 Jun 2026 09:18:43
Think we just need to take one step at a time. Let's not count our chickens too early.
The Championship is a different beast to the Prem. Where we were used to Premiership professionalism, respect and sportsmanship we will now be faced with Mad Max and the Thunder Dome! ??? FWAW.
10.) 21 Jun 2026 12:30:12
I don't want to be a pedant, Wolf, but how did Costa, Cav, Douglas, Goldy, Mac, etc cope in the Prem... oh wait, we got rid of them. What about Dicko or Afobe? We replaced them. Douglas is the prime example. We got Vinagre and him. He did bits and we sold him. When we got to the Prem, we brought in new players such as Raul, Mout and co. You do know that, right? Like, how we also got Castro?
But yeah, why aren't we signing Mbappe and Arda Guler? Same old Wolves showing no ambition...
I see Real Madrid, PSG and Man City are moving with transfers for big names... After all, we are the best team in the world and not a team that finished bottom of the Prem. Haha.
We need to buy players with Championship experience. After a season with a lack of that, you'd think you guys would want something different.
I hope Nathan learns quickly that you can't satisfy our fanbase, because a section of our fans will never ever be happy, and will always look for something to moan about.
10 Jun 2026 18:05:51
I've posted before. Glad to see Jiminez back but are Wolves going to get rid if Tolu. Imo yes and sign a younger striker who can score goals and compliment Jiminez and Armstrong. Plus a midfielder or 2. Doyle is not good enough; sell and buy better.
Plus thoughts on Cirkin LB played for Sunderland free transfer injured last season. Could be a decent option if fit, plus championship expereance, plus Hugo and Wolfe could both leave.
13 Jul 2026 16:28:20
Deap Throat, thats what I said. Need to get rid of Jackson first, then he will sign. Or sign him now and get stuck with Jackson, then you have Trippier plus Jackson plus Lima.
Sorry, not to mention Hoevier, have to get rid first or sign players and have a squad of 50. Wolves just cant spend money on incomings without getting rid of deadwood to free up space.
13 Jul 2026 14:54:24
Ste85, you could be right, but I'll wait and see. I never wake up and throw names in. Check all my comments, go on different sites, and you will see.
13 Jul 2026 13:41:31
As far as I have read, Wolves have targets in mind, but are trying to get some of the deadwood out first.
13 Jul 2026 11:09:11
Deep Throat makes no odds now, as he's agreed to join Southampton for 9mill plus add ons.
12 Jul 2026 17:08:37
Why Championship player at best. Sign him 3 or 4 year contract, not good enough. Get in PL and Wolves trying to get rid, no chance. Better options out there and cheaper.
10 Jul 2026 06:27:07
Diego Leite is going to Saudi Arabia.
09 Jul 2026 12:57:43
Nick Pope is worse than Sa and Johnstone, plus he's going to be 34 or 35 this year. I live up the North East, and Newcastle fans are over the moon he could be leaving. They call him Calamity Pope.
05 Jul 2026 16:55:50
Ice, you're right, but the big if is whether Mane or Rodrigo are going to be there.
05 Jul 2026 14:10:59
Banks51, Mendes is a big problem for Wolves. Reports are saying Wolves are interested in Gustavo Sa. Going to West Ham for 17mill. Wolves must have no money whatsoever. 2 players they were interested in are going somewhere else.
Wolves are getting screwed by Mendes. Last season Uche went to CP because of him. Now Gomes deal is off, and Gustavo Sa is now going to West Ham. Something is wrong and Mendes is involved.
05 Jul 2026 12:10:37
Banksy51, mate, I think it is 2,4,3,1, that's why they're looking for wingers. At the moment, that's all they seem to be doing. Aral Simsir looks to be going to Trasanspor of Turkey, and there is no news on Andre Luiz.