Wolves Transfer Rumours

15 Jun 2026 14:01:40
Sources inside the club say that Wolves are also looking at Bart Van Roij, a talented young rb from FC Twente, in case the Trippier deal falls through. Wolves are prepared to offer however in a swap deal.
Thoughts?

15 Jun 2026 16:01:34
Are people still talking about this Trippier deal? Even he's come out and said it's fake.

15 Jun 2026 16:17:28
The Trippier deal can't fall through; it is signed and done. The reason Trippier isn't saying anything is because he is on holiday, and probably can't be bothered with false rumours.

15 Jun 2026 10:29:19
Wolves linked with Adama Traore and Andre Luiz. Reckon they will only get one to the club, with Adama being considered as a backup option. Thoughts?

14 Jun 2026 20:23:46
Wolves have signed 15-year-old Barbados international Axel Harewood on a 2-year deal. He’ll play for the U16s. He was on a trial for the past week.



Strange signing, thoughts?

15 Jun 2026 06:59:56
Is it a 'strange' signing?

Don't the club sign youngsters from other clubs, or bring them through the youth system.

Was it 'strange', as you put it, when Mateus Mane was signed from Rochdale as a 15 year old?

14 Jun 2026 19:29:13
Apparently Edwards was humiliated.
Well so where all the Wolves fans.
Watching the crap team & performances all season.
It was embarrassing to watch he hadn't got a clue.

15 Jun 2026 00:07:50
Edwards, Wolves fan or not, but maybe an Everton fan. Football was dire, & to those saying it was done wrong, well, he left Boro without a second thought, & then there's his massive pay off. Shame Rea... NOT.

15 Jun 2026 10:06:15
'Harsh on Edwards' is a familiar talking point. Excuse me, it was a damn sight harsher on Wolves and the fans! For a team in the eighth consecutive season in the PL to be bottom all season was humiliating. You might even expect a newly-promoted club to suffer that fate, but not an established PL team. I don't blame Edwards completely for relegation, but we could have put up a much better fight.

Nuno took over a demoralised West Ham, and fought to the very last match. We finished the season on a low, and that could easily have poisoned next season. Nathan has made a bold move to embrace change for all the right reasons.

14 Jun 2026 13:17:25.
Wolves have reportedly contacted Adama Traore’s agents to discuss a potential reunion in the Championship.

Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek is a player Wolves have been watching. Had a standout season in the Championship with Bristol City, but doesn’t want to stay with United. Fee around £15 million.

14 Jun 2026 14:43:53
No thanks, he couldn't wait to leave the club.

14 Jun 2026 15:18:23
No to Traore. He wouldn't listen to any offers from us & pushed hard to move.

14 Jun 2026 16:01:41
Casado has to leave Barca. This is due to the fight over Bernardo Silva in Spain.
Wild rumour, but maybe Uncle Jorge can work his magic.
£20m-£25m. Similar to Neves, and can press like a trooper.

14 Jun 2026 18:49:51
Rumour had it at the time, Lex, that he wasn't even offered what Fabio was earning. With that scenario, even I might have turned them down!. 🙂🙂

15 Jun 2026 00:11:24
Old Wulf, Adama wanted out. It took him 8 weeks to decide he didn't want to be a part of the pack.

15 Jun 2026 07:09:41
There was a lot of rumours about Silva's salary, I believe it was £70k a week. This was the same, if not a little less than Traore's.

The over £100k a week speculation was just that, speculation. Neves and Raul only hit that much when they signed new deals at Wolves. Only Moutinho, Sarabia, and potentially Patricio were on £100k per week.



I believe this was a rumour spread by The Sun, etc., as we had spent so much on a youngster that wasn't English. The press distort the facts to create a story in the future, or, more likely, in the hope it goes pear-shaped.

14 Jun 2026 08:26:36
Have just read a report suggesting that the club are exploring the situation with Adama Traore, who is a free agent.

14 Jun 2026 10:31:05
Traore, aged about 30 now, could still be lethal in the Championship, although I would rather sign a young winger for the future.

14 Jun 2026 10:50:25
Not for me - crosses that go out for throw ins should be a thing of the past.

Ballard-Orient
Cleary-Barnsley
Huerta-Anderlecht
Alvarado-Guadalajara.

14 Jun 2026 11:20:25
No. No. No. No. No. Too much play has to go through him to make him effective. He'll want a decent contract, which is of no use to Wolves going forward. In the PL he'll be nothing more than a 20 minutes here and there player.

14 Jun 2026 12:22:38
Didn't this guy point blank refuse to sign the very lucrative contract Wolves offered him for 2 whole years? He didn't want us then, so we don't want him now.

14 Jun 2026 12:29:33
No, no, no, no, no. Please not Adama again.

I'm in row Z in the South Bank, he's hit me with too many "crosses" already.

14 Jun 2026 13:17:31
^^^ 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ^^^.

14 Jun 2026 17:57:08
Wolves should jerk Traore around like he did them.
Then don't sign him.

14 Jun 2026 18:27:52
I wouldn't waste our time.
He wasted 4 years after his breakthrough season.

13 Jun 2026 18:14:12
Wolves are set to announce Cesar Peixoto on Monday. He’s been in Wolverhampton since Thursday sorting out the final details.

There is a growing belief that Familicao right back Rodrigo Pineiro will be a Wolves player next season.

Face competition from Olympiakos, but that one looks unlikely.

Andre Luiz also looks a growing possibility, as he’s struggling in Greece. RE wanted him in January, but Peixoto reportedly is pushing the deal.

14 Jun 2026 18:00:53
Maybe he could find another Diogo Jota. Rip.

13 Jun 2026 15:38:31
We linked with Olympiacos Andre Luiz winger apparently.

13 Jun 2026 17:08:38
Get him in! Rate this lad.

13 Jun 2026 01:55:24
Rodrigo Pinheiro is in very advanced talks with Wolves, still work to do tho, and Olympiacos are also in talks and trying to convince player to join them instead. Wolves ahead atm, one to watch. Fee will be around €6million euros. Both Lima and Jackson Tchatchoua expected to leave ⌛️

13 Jun 2026 11:12:46
He is a right back, not a Mendes client. 23 years old, presumably will share game time with Trippier, 35, and then hopefully take over the position longer term.

13 Jun 2026 14:46:31
He plays left back also.

12 Jun 2026 23:09:32
Rodrigo Pinheiro is very close to signing for Wolves allegedly.

13 Jun 2026 06:39:37
Who is he?

13 Jun 2026 08:09:28
Isn't he a right-back? The same as Trippier.

13 Jun 2026 14:46:43
Plays left back also.

12 Jun 2026 00:10:23
The rumours of Trippier ripping his contract up are completely false. Player was made aware of the potential of managerial change before singing.

12 Jun 2026 07:05:03
I'm glad we are all on the same hymn sheet. 😉

12 Jun 2026 11:26:00
2ndGen: That's one of the biggest rumours posted recently. The Club's been in decline since the day Nuno's departure was announced. Changing one Shi for another has only fooled STH's, who are struggling to justify why they renewed. It's now out in the open that, from CEO downwards, all positions hold no authority within the Club; they've all become untenable, and in any other business would be followed by resignations. We can only hope the decision maker or makers over in China are fully conversant with the ever changing rules of the EFL, as we've seen what's happened to other Clubs with points deductions and all kinds of different sanctions.

If Fosun are intent on retaining ownership of the Club, their next move really needs to be installing experienced football administrators to run their business, the kind of people Shi number one sacked because he didn't understand what they'd done or why he needed them.

12 Jun 2026 12:12:33
Thats one way of taking my rumour.
Personally as a STH I am not surprised the club have sacked Edwards and nor am I surprised that they signed Trippier and Raul.

We can sit here and say he is a club man and we need to stick by him. But 9 wins in 63 Premier games as a manager is woefully bad.
Do you know his defensive tactics? The defence was the same with the addition of Krejci that finished 20 points clear of relegation under Vitor.

We have also stuck by club men in the past. Sellars, for example, led us down the path of fumbling over Man City academy players.

Also Fosun (the owners you belittle and put down) signed up Raul, Traore, Jota, Moutinho, Neves, Podence, Gomes, Andre and Neto on long term deals that we the fans wanted.

However there is a reality check with the PSR rules that were introduced in Summer 2021. Those rules were to stop clubs like Wolves from continuing to compete with the top teams as Wolves had pre Covid. The sale of these players listed above in either the last year of their contracts or on free shows Wolves and Fosun got the very best, or gave players time like Raul and Traore to regain the levels they reached in 2019-2021.



Look at Leicester, exactly the same club but managed and dealt with very differently to Wolves.
At no point last summer did Fosun say we have no money we aren't signing anyone like Leicester.
We were linked with Pubill, Sanches, Casado, Guessand and Elliott.
Those players chose the path they thought was best. They should have come to Wolves; Pubill and Casado have made the World Cup for Spain.

The trick in football now is to get a manager that has a different style of football that likes to play a back 4. Nuno's style got sussed out, although I love the bloke.

Vitor nor Teti could attract the players needed last summer. We need a coach to attract the players needed.

I think we should go for Cesar and I would like to see some young British players brought in as well.
Arrey-Mbi (Braga-Gestifute player), Alleyne (Man City), Devine (Spurs) and some young attacking players with pace needed.

Lets remember there are Wolves fans that didn't like Vitinha, Trincao, Goncalves, Silva, Guedes, Semedo among others.

Most are playing at the WC.

12 Jun 2026 13:08:40
Glad to hear it. It would be pushing my limits if Trippier left.

12 Jun 2026 16:59:56
That seems very odd, Exwolves. Trippier was definitely influenced by RE. He said he was the reason he signed. Where did you get that info?

12 Jun 2026 20:30:32
Every new player says the old line, 'I felt a connection with the gaffer.' It's what everyone wants to hear. He was just being professional, in my view. He would also know that if Wolves started off badly, then RE would have been sacked, so I don't buy this rumor.

12 Jun 2026 21:02:46
Didn't realize Trippier was a singer. 😂

12 Jun 2026 21:52:02
I hope so exwolves. I hope so.

13 Jun 2026 11:41:34
2ndGen: It was ten years ago they bought the players you mention, bought their way to the Prem, they sold them all as soon as they forced Nuno out, and, over the next six seasons, bought & sold their way to the Championship. If that's not mismanagement, then what is? In ten years they've achieved absolutely nothing, back where they started, and now with a Head Coach who doesn't know the League, who seems to have been appointed over the head of the Club's CEO.

Other Clubs have had Chinese owners, they all failed, ours are still failing. We all want Wolves where we belong, we deserve better, Fosun won't turn the Club around, they've done too much damage, re-signing Raul might keep the fans happy for a while, but the next crisis will never be far away.

13 Jun 2026 14:26:21
Kieran Trippier is reportedly happy with the situation and all the rumours have been confirmed as fake.

13 Jun 2026 16:38:46
I love these discussions in preseason.
Ron it's your opinion and that's fine.

But what I would caveat is that fans tend to forget the chronology of the signings and sales so here goes:

2016/17 — Championship (Fosun's first season)
Arrivals
Helder Costa – £13m
Ivan Cavaleiro – £7m
Prince Oniangue – £2m
Romain Saïss – £3m
Paul Gladon – £1m
Cameron Borthwick‑Jackson – loan
Andreas Weimann – loan
Nouha Dicko – free return
João Teixeira – loan
Silvio – free
Total Spent: £30m
Departures
Kevin McDonald – £1.25m
Jed Wallace – £0.5m
Tommy Rowe – free
Bjorn Sigurdarson – £0.5m
Various loans out
Total Received: £2.5m
Net Spend: –£27.5m
2017/18 — Championship (Promotion season)
Arrivals
Rúben Neves – £15.8m
Diogo Jota – loan
Willy Boly – loan
Leo Bonatini – loan
John Ruddy – free
Ryan Bennett – free
Barry Douglas – £1m
Roderick Miranda – £2.5m
Rafa Mir – £1.5m
Total Spent: £21m
Departures
Nouha Dicko – £3m
Joe Mason – loan
Prince Oniangue – loan
George Saville – £1m
Total Received: £4m
Net Spend: –£17m
2018/19 — Premier League (7th place)
Arrivals
Diogo Jota – £12.6m (loan → permanent)
Willy Boly – £10m
Rui Patrício – £16m
Adama Traoré – £18m
Leander Dendoncker – loan
João Moutinho – £5m
Jonny Otto – loan
Total Spent: £61m
Departures
Barry Douglas – £3m
Benik Afobe – £12m
Roderick Miranda – loan
Prince Oniangue – £1m
Total Received: £16m
Net Spend: –£45m
2019/20 — Premier League (Europa League run)
Arrivals
Raúl Jiménez – £30m
Pedro Neto – £16m
Bruno Jordão – £8m
Patrick Cutrone – £16m
Leander Dendoncker – £12m (loan → permanent)
Jesús Vallejo – loan
Daniel Podence – £17m (Jan)
Total Spent: £99m
Departures
Ivan Cavaleiro – £10m
Hélder Costa – £16m
Patrick Cutrone – loan fee
Roderick Miranda – free
Total Received: £27m
Net Spend: –£72m
2020/21 — Premier League (Nuno's final season)
Arrivals
Fábio Silva – £35m
Nelson Semedo – £28m
Ki‑Jana however – £10m
Vitinha – loan
Rayan Aït‑Nouri – loan
Willian José – loan
Total Spent: £73m
Departures
Diogo Jota – £41m
Matt Doherty – £15m
Helder Costa – £1m add‑on
Ryan Bennett – free
Total Received: £57m
Net Spend: –£16m
2021/22 — Premier League (Bruno Lage)
Arrivals
José Sá – £6.8m
Rayan Aït‑Nouri – £9.5m (loan → permanent)
Hee‑chan Hwang – loan
Yerson Mosquera – £4.5m
Francisco Trincão – loan
Total Spent: £21m
Departures
Rui Patrício – £10m
Rafa Mir – £12m
Ruben Vinagre – £17m (loan + sale)
Patrick Cutrone – £4m
Total Received: £43m
Net Spend: +£22m
2022/23 — Premier League (Lage → Lopetegui)
Arrivals
Matheus Nunes – £38m
Gonçalo Guedes – £27m
Nathan Collins – £20.5m
Sasa Kalajdzic – £15m
Diego Costa – free
Mario Lemina – £10m (Jan)
Pablo Sarabia – £4.5m (Jan)
Craig Dawson – £3.3m (Jan)
Total Spent: £118m
Departures
Morgan Gibbs‑White – £42.5m
Leander Dendoncker – £13m
Romain Saïss – free
Marçal – free
Total Received: £55m
Net Spend: –£63m
2023/24 — Premier League (Financial reset)
Arrivals
Matheus Cunha – £44m (loan → permanent)
Jean‑Ricner Bellegarde – £12.8m
Tommy Doyle – loan
Santiago Bueno – £8.5m
Boubacar Traoré – £9m (loan → permanent)
Total Spent: £74m
Departures
Rúben Neves – £47m
Nathan Collins – £23m
Conor Coady – £7.5m
Raúl Jiménez – £5.5m
Gonçalo Guedes – loan fee
Total Received: £83m
Net Spend: +£9m
2024/25 — Premier League (O'Neil's rebuild)
Arrivals
Jørgen Strand Larsen – £25m
Rodrigo Gomes – £12m
Noha Lemina – £4m
Tawanda Chirewa – £2m
Loans + small fees
Total Spent: £45m
Departures
Matheus Nunes – £53m
Max Kilman – £40m
Daniel Podence – £7m
Jonny Otto – free
Various loans
Total Received: £100m
Net Spend: +£55m
2025/26 — Premier League (up to June 2026)
Arrivals
(Real transfers only — as of June 2026)
Jørgen Strand Larsen – £23m
Loan recalls
Total Spent: £23m
Departures
Pedro Neto – £52m
Sasa Kalajdzic – £2m loan fee
Loan fees
Total Received: £54m
Net Spend: +£31m

***These are approximate values from TransferMarket. They would have been slightly more with agent fees etc.***

Also the players fee may have been paid the following summer from when they joined due to us signing them on loan with obligation to sign.

This is leaving out Jackson Tchatoua, Wolfe, Tolu, Arias, Fer Lopes and Krejci signed for £100m.

The total of each season are:

Season Spent Received Net Spend
2016/17 £30m £2.5m –£27.5m
2017/18 £21m £4m –£17m
2018/19 £61m £16m –£45m
2019/20 £99m £27m –£72m
2020/21 £73m £57m –£16m
2021/22 £21m £43m +£22m
2022/23 £118m £55m –£63m
2023/24 £74m £83m +£9m
2024/25 £45m £100m +£55m
2025/26 £23m £54m +£31m
TOTAL £565m £441.5m –£43.5m

That total is really important to watch on the right hand side. As under the PSR rules from August 2021 you could make a net loss of £105m over three years. To fall under the new rules Fosun had to pay a £100m loan they had made to Wolves as the club could no longer have that debt.

Also you can see due to the PSR rules in 2021 the total net spend is well within the new PSR rules. As you say the players were signed over the 10 years. But also our wages went up astronomically especially in 2020-2021 as we tried to keep fan favourites Neves, Raul, Moutinho, Traore at the the club. The wage bill in 2022/2023 was £310m a season!! Alarm bells that's why the club sold Neves that summer and let Moutinho leave.

But the crux of it is even though they made the money they made on the sales of Neves, Cunha, Morgan Gibbs White and Neto they couldn't just spend the same money again as they still couldn't exceed the loss of £105m net spend over three seasons.

The net spend over 2023-2026 is exactly £105m that shows how tight it was. Also the links with other players like Ramos, Vitinha, Trincao, Andre Silva were shelved due to these restrictions. The ambition is at the club but our commercial revenue of circa £210m can't compete with teams in European football. Man City by comparison is around £700m.

So as much as fans point the finger at Fosun. Look at how the league and Var have held Wolves back since we are back in the Prem.
VAR cost us 18 points in 19/20 which stopped Wolves getting champions league football we missed out by 5 points. It's funny how the new PSR rules were pushed forward by City, United and Arsenal to stop us competing with them.

Our swift success has ultimately held us back as the powers of the Premier League grouped up and stopped us in our tracks.

We need a manager that has a style of play that can press something that has changed in the Prem over the past 3 years. We need to move to a back 4 as we are being overloaded in midfield. Whilst also replacing the pace and technical ability lost up front.

I also disagree they just sold players and didn't replace them you could argue J Gomes and Andre replaced Neves and Moutinho. You could argue S Bueno replaced Kilman. You could argue Semedo replaced Jonny. Whilst Sarabia replaced Podence.

Last summer was a farce and I blame Teti and Vitor mainly because I think they aimed for targets that were just too big for a club like Wolves in some respects. And they didn't have a plan B or c. So once Semedo had decided he wasn't signing we should have signed a replacement straight away. They had from Easter 2025 till September to get everything sorted and knew RAN and Cunha were leaving.

13 Jun 2026 17:52:17
I don't want to piss on your parade, Fosun Project, but you've listed JSL as £25m in the 24/25 season and again as £23m in 25/26. Would this not affect your calculations?

13 Jun 2026 19:53:57
Bloody AI. 🤣 I added it as I thought it had missed JSL, but also added Hwang as a sale which was incorrect. Win some, you lose some.
It would mess up the numbers a little, but not enormously.
Here's the updated ones below:
Season Spent Received Net Spend
2016/17 £30m £2.5m -£27.5m
2017/18 £21m £4m -£17m
2018/19 £61m £16m -£45m
2019/20 £99m £27m -£72m
2020/21 £73m £57m -£16m
2021/22 £21m £43m +£22m
2022/23 £118m £55m -£63m
2023/24 £74m £83m +£9m
2024/25 £45m £100m +£55m
2025/26 £5m £58m +£53m.