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28 Jul 2025 13:43:32
Reports that Guedes is on the transfer list and an almost £10 Million offer has been made for him from Besiktas.
Loan offer with an option to buy.
1.) 28 Jul 2025 15:14:58
Been rejected, Wolves want a obligation to buy.
2.) 28 Jul 2025 16:31:52
I don't believe the rumours on Team Talk I just find it odd as neither Ivanovic nor Tanganga sound like Vitor signings. Not sure if this is the agent or Millwall dropping gossip but for both players to be 'available' is a bit odd.
Not saying they are bad players by the way just don't feel like the type of players to replace players we have moved on or let go this summer. As Arias and Lopez do sound like Vitor signings. Also we haven't been linked with every Mendes client which suggests that something is being worked on.
The other rumour of Wesley at RWB does sound more reliable to be honest. So that's the 3rd wing back we have missed out on in Pubill, Lino and Wesley.
I would warn the club the wingbacks we have aren't awful maybe inexperienced but they are hungry to play Hoever, Lima and Bueno.
I would sign a central cb and a lcb as I think that solidifies us for the season.
Coufal sounds like a no brainer but he isn't very fast so he wouldn't be Vitors first choice.
Adli sounds decent to be fair as he is quick and gets goals and assists so maybe he is on a list.
Vitor wants a forward to change games he has brought Arias as he replaces Cunha who could carry the ball forward and brings the whole teams 15 yards further up the pitch. But Vitor will want a player that is more flexible, skillfull and a goal scorer (so players like Yuri Alberto or Aghehowa).
The big word is flexibility so he has players that offer balance and adapt to different games. We need players that are more creative against teams below us to break down 10 man defences and we need speed for counter attacks.
Vitor will want a RWB, LWB, CB, LCB, CM and x2 forwards one with pace (like Adli) and one like (Yuri Alberto). I'd go further and say another No 10 for creativity (unless Vitor is happy with Lopez) .
But they make sense if Hwang, Guedes and Silva go.
3.) 28 Jul 2025 18:59:11
Ivanovic and Tanganga is old news from June 3rd, so is just re-printed to make fans think TeamTalk has info' which others don't.
Ignore it!
Another website says Juventus is still to buy Andre for a fee of43m, which they say Wolves have said is the price.
Why haven't Wolves made any comments if this is true?
As forCoufal, he is 33yo and knowing Shi's 'buy young to sell later' policy, how does Coufal fit into that?
Free or not, his salary still has to be paid!
It is the silly season when if there is no news, make it up and make the fans think something is happening.
It probably is but fans will not be told until the ink is dry!
4.) 29 Jul 2025 10:26:06
Yes OAP nice to know I'm not going mad.
I just don't think they are similar quality. I understand the price but doubt Vitor would wander from his philosophy like this.
Also they doen't really support the view Teti is in control of football matter either.
Rb: Thiago
CB:Diomande, Veiga, Ndicka, Renan
Lb: Zinchenko (Loan), Martim Fernandes
Cm: Kessie (Loan), Neves, Renato Sanches
Fw: Veira (Loan), Yuri Alberto, Aghehowa
Cheeky bids: Mora, Aklioche, Neto (loan).
I'm not saying we would sign them all just ideas of players that would improve the squad and the technical level of the squad.
Dont lose faith still think some teams are tidying up before offloading. Porto have signed Bednarek and Sainz for example suggests some players are moving there.
26 Jul 2025 00:39:05
Guedes is talking like he may be staying.
1.) 26 Jul 2025 08:36:38
If all the transfer rumours are true Guides maybe the only player left., ?
2.) 26 Jul 2025 10:03:35
Wouldn't put it past Jeff if he entered us into a Five-a-Side league. Now that would really slash the wage bill.
Seriously, it's probably the same at most clubs, the rumour mill. We are taking our time with signings. Buy in haste, repent at leisure!
3.) 26 Jul 2025 11:49:31
We need to put a line through last week. Yes it's disappointing not to have a rb but Arias was a great signing.
We will have a list and we should be working through this over the weekend like it's deadline day.
Few players I'd look at.
Rb-Thiago (Lille)
CB-Veiga (Chelsea)
Lb-Martim Fernandes (Porto)
FW-Aghehowa (Porto) or Yuri Alberto (Corinthians)
We need the deals this week leaving them till the end means that we pay inflated prices. I think 3 players are needed next week. We are over thinking some signings. Yes you pay more but you normally get better players. Those above are worth the money. No point paying more at the end of the window for players that aren't as good.
Would Silva go back to Porto as part of a deal?
The club needs to be more proactive as VP can't build a team like this. It's like a builder with no bricks or mortar.
Id still be looking for a midfielder and forward after those signings. Dendoncker wouldn't be a bad deal as he can cover at the back and in midfield like Veiga.
4.) 26 Jul 2025 13:47:28
Madman veiga is in talks with Athletico Madrid Chelsea want 35 mill Wolves won't pay that. That's the reason Wolves missed out on Guessand if true or what was reported he didn't want to join.
5.) 26 Jul 2025 14:40:44
Dendonkey is past his best before date. He was slow when we had him. Time to move on.
6.) 26 Jul 2025 15:41:22
Veiga isn't going Atletico as they have signed another CB yesterday. Wolves should make the move as he can cover defence and midfield. Prefers playing central CB. We say that about the money but that's £15m less can Kilman wa sold for and he is 21 years of age. He can move in a couple of years for double the money. At his age you should be playing not waiting for a big move.
I don't disagree Boswolf with moving on but I think for £9m he would add some depth to defence and midfield. He is a useful squad player and never really put a foot wrong in defence even without pace. Could look at Larsen from Galatasaray as an alternative.
7.) 26 Jul 2025 16:41:53
Madman for the last 3 seasons Cuhna was are biggest buy after that Wolves have not paid over 30mill for anyone it could be less than 25mill i'm talking pounds not Euros.
8.) 26 Jul 2025 19:20:12
Shada you forget that the club were under intense FFP restrictions due to the signing of Cunha, Sarabia, Dawson, Lemina and Gomes in January 2023.
The signings for that winter cost £72m with the majority spent on Cunha.
Fans forget that we still had Moutinho, Neves, Semedo, Traore, D Costa etc the wage budget was £310m for the season 2022-2023.
The club have said they won't go into paying crazy wages like Moutinho, Sarabia, Guedes and F Silva. But then again they offered Semedo a new deal which is a bit strange. Plus they FFP restrictions aren't what they were over each of the past few years.
But the club will still pay higher transfer amounts for the right targets. We can't expect to compete with transfers less than £25m is ridiculous.
9.) 26 Jul 2025 20:03:32
Madman I understand what your saying count up how much Wolves have spent on there last 6 signings I don't think it comes to 120mill that's not even 20mill per player.
10.) 26 Jul 2025 20:57:20
Madman I think you might need to check the £310m wage bill for 2022-2023. That is in line with Chelsea!
The accounts actually show a wage bill of £141m - in line with the wage bill for 2023 -24.
Scarily a very significant proportion of that however goes to a person or persons unknown as the players wage bill will be a fraction of that.
ps
Work it backwards a £100k a week player - Wolves will have had very few at any stage and probably none now - costs the club circa £5m pa
A 50k per week player £2.5m etc
Most sites have the squad for last season costing somewhere around £65-70m pa
{Ed001's Note - the wage bill is everyone employed, which will include grounds keepers, shop staff, cleaners, admin staff, no doubt lawyers and many other sundry people. Directors will no doubt get a significant chunk of it as well, if they have executive roles. There is no way it would have been anywhere near 310m in total.}
11.) 26 Jul 2025 21:12:33
Yes Shada but add up the signings of 2022-2023 and that is our problem with FFP.
Nunes-£55m
Guedes-£35m
Hwang-£35m
Cunha-£45m
Gomes-£18m
Sasa-£15m
Lemina-£11m
B Traore-£5M
Total-£219M (Note this is without £310m wage budget)
It doesn't mean they wouldn't spend over £25m again.
This is the problem the club have spent money but the majority on managers and players that haven't worked out.
We are very similar to Leicester City in that we kept all the players that took us so close to consistent European football but due to injuries or changing of manager we dropped off. And we also didn't sell the players when they were at there most valuable as an asset. £90m for Raul is mental money after his injury he is probably worth £20-£25m.
The sale of Jota was a massive mistake by Nuno we should have trebled our money for Adama and built a team with Jota and Raul.
The sales of the past 3 years were the right thing its a clean slate this summer and the club and VP need to build something for the next 3-5 years.
Theres also quite a few players that have good sell on values in the future Toti, Andre, Gomes, Larsen, Lopez, Mane and Lopes. Not saying we should sell but I am saying there is another generation to keep the club within FFP.
12.) 26 Jul 2025 22:15:20
Ed of course you are correct. However from the accounts if you very generously allow £71m for the first team squad that leaves £70m for the other staff of whom there are just over 350.
How many groundsmen, cleaners, retail and catering staff, ticket office etc etc in Wolverhampton are on the £200k pa the average roughly works out at.
Ps the accounts state that the directors between them took just over £0.5m.
Maybe the sadly v regular pay off to former managers and their staff are included here?
Or payments to consultants/agents?
25 Jul 2025 13:01:17
"Rodrigo Gomes is being considered by FC Porto, according to journalist Sebastião Sousa-Pinto."
I suggest we just ignore all of these transfer rumours.
1.) 25 Jul 2025 14:10:31
Good call. Especially hearing that the Toon want JSL. If all these rumours came off we wouldn’t have a team.
2.) 25 Jul 2025 14:28:34
Yeah, hate nothing by more than rubbishty rumours. JSL is over the moon that Fer Lopez has joined as they will link up well, plus the fact we’ve just made him permanent. It’s at the stage in the window now where we need to not sell anyone (apart from Fabio Silva) and just get players in
3.) 25 Jul 2025 14:39:56
Added to those above, Liverpool are now interested in Andre!
4.) 25 Jul 2025 16:20:23
I see Wrexham are in for Erikson, if that's the case we should definitely be in for him. Still has something to give and as a freebie would be a no brainier for improving the squad ?
5.) 25 Jul 2025 17:57:56
I agree with above comments. I have decided to ignore them before I lose my hair. Surely Fosun can't be so stupid as to sell anymore key players
6.) 25 Jul 2025 20:16:01
Unbelievable dross from the media re: JSL. Even if a bid comes in, he would be going more than what Arsenal have got Gyokeres for, plus another 15/20!
20 Jun 2024 18:14:08
Wolves are expected not to take up the option to buy Noha Lemina, the Express and Star understands.
1.) 20 Jun 2024 23:43:45
Which with one year left on his bros contract does (worryingly) add weight to the rumours that Mario's off. I really will be fuming if we lose another midfield lynch pin, on the cheap because of poor contract management! ?
2.) 21 Jun 2024 03:41:07
dont trust jeff shi foson one inch now
3.) 21 Jun 2024 06:01:49
But Noah Lemina wasn't very good.
4.) 21 Jun 2024 11:02:24
If nothing else he has been able to be with his older brother following a family bereavement which was no bad thing. Good luck to the lad.
5.) 21 Jun 2024 14:18:58
Very well said Derry, it's a good point well made. Bigger things in life than footy ?
Still hope Mario's stays mind ??
10 Jun 2024 18:12:51
Manchester United target £60million transfer of Wolves star to fill striker void
Manchester United scouts have watched Matheus Cunha during his time at Wolves while West Ham's Mohammed Kudus is well known to boss Erik ten Hag - whose own future remains in question
1.) 10 Jun 2024 20:40:02
Old news and the rumour has already been deemed as false by both Wolves and Manchester United.
2.) 20 Jun 2024 18:22:50
Man Utd ‘Open Talks’ Over Deal to Sign Wolves' Matheus Cunha
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06 Oct 2026 14:39:33
I read this somewhere else and I wanted to get opinions on if this is true.
If Jeff Shi had convinced some Chinese company to give Wolves £20 million for the shirt sponsorship, the FFP people would have stepped in and said that it was too high and market value was only £6 million and not allowed it.
Does anyone know if this is true?
1.) 06 Oct 2026 15:28:06
Not heard anything about that bit I do recall that the season we went up under Nuno, Fosun had negotiated an exclusive deal to stream all Wolves games in China on a Pay Per View deal.
Aston Villa, Leeds and QPR all complained saying that it was unfair that Wolves had an overseas revenue stream and therefore the club either share the proceeds or stop the deal.
2.) 06 Oct 2026 15:34:03
So how does Wrexham get away with what it's doing?
3.) 06 Oct 2026 16:04:42
I doubt if the authorities can actually prevent sponsorship deals simply because they look inflated. Citeh just rode a cart and horses through the regulations for a decade or more. Nobody tried to stop them at the time even though suspicions were regularly raised.
If we backed down simply because Villa, Leeds and QPR complained, then more fool us, we were obviously bluffed! There's nothing in the regulations banning overseas revenue streams, unless in due course it is discovered that those revenue streams were inflated by bungs from China (in our case). It all comes down to the concept of perceived market value of any sponsorship or revenue stream.
4.) 07 Oct 2026 10:57:39
It's a wonder tfig3 hasn't had acomment on this.
03 Oct 2026 15:16:45
So these ffp rules are meant to help prevent teams from going insolvent, or whatever it is called.
Which teams in England of any note have gone insolvent so far?
1.) 03 Oct 2026 16:29:44
So my point is - is it really the best approach to restrict competition when it would be much easier to figure a fair way to rescue these teams or replace them with like for like teams in their community in the relatively rare circumstance that a team goes broke?
All of this nonsence about ffp instead of just giving a couple million pounds to a community to create another team.
2.) 03 Oct 2026 17:54:41
Bury?
02 Oct 2026 16:22:18
"Unai Emery has launched a stunning claim that "many other” Premier League clubs have been curbing league regulations, following the confirmation of Manchester City's guilty verdict last week."
So who gets the trophies? Is Liverpool cheating? Man United? Chelsea has admitted it.
How much cheating is acceptable? - Less than 2 charges a year?
1.) 02 Oct 2026 16:37:52
Maybe that depends if you're one of the favoured top 6. We all know Wolves wouldn't be allowed any wiggle room.
2.) 02 Oct 2026 17:29:52
The fa cannot deal with city any differently than a leg one or two club
As the severity of their crimes come to light the book must be thrown at them
A fine would be a speck in the ocean to them,, they must be demoted firstly no matter if any other lower division club
Complains, plus a restarting points deficit
If they get away with it lightly
Then the precedent is set
And is no deterrent to any other footballing
Club.
3.) 02 Oct 2026 19:33:53
I suspect you're correct handsome lad.
02 Oct 2026 16:03:20
So what's the solution after Man city is dealt with?
Take the television contract divided by the number of teams. They multiple by 2.
That is the spending limit.
Something like that.
So £300 million.
(Maybe adjustments for games shown on television)
Teams like Wolves would still be at a disadvantage but could eventually catch up if they can grow their other sources of revenue faster than the television contracts increase.
02 Oct 2026 15:47:12
How many people feel bad for Liverpool, who can spend 4 times more than us, because they had to compete with a team which was spending more than them?
Regardless of the fact that they were breaking the rules, they probably were not ahead of Liverpool any more than Liverpool were ahead of Man Utd.
Anyone got the numbers?
1.) 02 Oct 2026 16:04:59
Thought Jordan James had a really good game for wales last night salty played a bit too advanced as likes to run from deep positions never gave ball away was influential in game needs to start next game for us I know Marshall m has done welll but but jj is better imo coyw ?.
2.) 02 Oct 2026 16:44:35
Nice to see a post about Wolves Suffolk. Difficult decision really for CP as you say MM has done really well & doesn't deserve to be dropped. Personally just be pleased when this pointless international break is over & we can get back to the bread & butter of the domestic competition. Hope we pick up where we left off.
3.) 04 Oct 2026 12:51:23
Yes thanks black all were getting on here is about city I couldn't give a monkeys what they have done most clubs are guilty of doing wrong imo.
14 Jun 2026 17:57:08
Wolves should jerk Traore around like he did them.
Then don't sign him.
26 Feb 2026 20:42:54
People living in a fantasy world.
25 Feb 2026 16:30:01
So, should we have forced Ruben to stay? Should we have sold Adama, or was it better to keep him and have him leave on a free? Some people don't realize that players have options - you can't tell them where they're going to, or force them to stay and sign a new contract. Again, some people think they're playing a video game.
08 Feb 2026 15:39:05
Deep Throat, it doesn't sound familiar but it sounds a lot like what so many on this forum want Fosun to do.
That is why, week after week, some of us have to remind people of the rules and possible ramifications of just spending wildly.
Still, it doesn't seem to sink in.
29 Aug 2025 18:53:55
I remember him jumping to head the ball and being on the way down before it got near him.
That is not acceptable.
17 Oct 2026 15:59:34
He has to play the way the coach instructs him to.
06 Oct 2026 15:34:03
So how does Wrexham get away with what it's doing?
03 Oct 2026 16:29:44
So my point is - is it really the best approach to restrict competition when it would be much easier to figure a fair way to rescue these teams or replace them with like for like teams in their community in the relatively rare circumstance that a team goes broke?
All of this nonsence about ffp instead of just giving a couple million pounds to a community to create another team.
02 Oct 2026 15:52:28
It certainly contributed to the malaise. Maybe the players were just unprofessional that they let these guys' lack of experience and different style affect them.
European players don't want to be coached by a Brit who probably has completely different drills and playing philosophy.
01 Oct 2026 18:20:28
Tax evasion wasn't high up the list foe people.
The amount paid to managers isn't even included in FFP, is it? Nor are arena expenses or building.