Wolverhampton Wanderers
Report: Adama Traore to sign new contract at Wolves
Adama Traore is close to signing a new contract at Wolves this summer, according to BBC Sport. The 24-year-old joined Wolves from Middlesbrough for a fee of £18m in 2018. Since then, he has made huge progress under Nuno Espirito Santo. The speedy winger made his debut for Spain earlier this month, and he is now set to sign a new contract at Wolves. Traore was one of the key players for Wolves last season, managing six goals and nine assists in all competitions, and helped the club reach the Europa League quarter-finals. According to reports from The Mirror, Traore was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool this summer. The Reds were looking to bolster their attacking department and earmarked Traore as an option. However, they signed Diogo Jota from Wolves instead. And...
Leeds vs Wolves preview: Team News, Predicted line-ups, key stats
After some cracking games this weekend, it’s up to Leeds now to live up to the hype and round off the game-week in style when they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been impressive so far and give the impression that they are here to stay. The opening day 3-4 defeat against Liverpool was a statement of the brand of football they’re going to play while the 88th-minute winner from Patrick Bamford in the 1-0 victory against Sheffield United suggests that the Whites are adept at the art of grinding out results as well. The 4-3 win against Fulham was a typical end-to-end thriller, while their latest 1-1 draw with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City actually leads us to believe that Leeds are something special under El Loco. This summer has been crucial and ...
‘Has believed his own hype’: Some Wolves fans hammering one player tonight
Some Wolverhampton Wanderers fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Adama Traore against West Ham United away from home on Sunday evening. Traore was in action for Wolves in their Premier League game against West Ham away from home at the London Stadium this evening. The 24-year-old winger started the match and played for 62 minutes, as Nuno’s side lost 4-0. The former Aston Villa and Barcelona man failed to make a huge impact in the game this evening. According to WhoScored, Traore had a pass accuracy of 78.3%, won two headers, took 47 touches, attempted eight dribbles, and put in eight crosses. Over the course of the 90 minutes at the London Stadium on Sunday evening, visitors Wolves had 63% of the possession, took 10 shots of which two were on target, an...
‘One step away’: Fabrizio Romano delivers latest exciting Wolves transfer update
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has just claimed that Wolverhampton Wanderers are ‘one step away’ from signing Nelson Semedo from Barcelona. He claims that Wolves submitted a new bid yesterday, and Barcelona are ready to accept that offer. At the moment, Wolves are working on agreeing personal terms with the player, which shouldn’t be a big problem. Wolves are ‘one step away’ from signing Nelson Semedo. New bid submitted yesterday and Barcelona are now ready to accept. Work in progress also on personal terms to be agreed.On next hours Barça are gonna sell Semedo to #Wolves and Vidal to #Inter. Here we go soon! 🐺 #FCB — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 20, 2020 Barcelona are struggling with their finances, and the club need to offload some of their players to raise funds ...
Report: Newcastle and Wolves fighting for £14.67m player
According to Bolavip, Newcastle United, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Santiago Arias from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Premier League trio Everton, Wolves and Newcastle are fighting to secure the services of the Colombia international right-back. The report has added that Atletico are willing to sell for a transfer fee of €16 million (£14.67 million). Newcastle United have disadvantage Arias has not had a great time at Atletico, and there is no surprise that the Spanish club are willing to sell the right-back. According to WhoScored, the 28-year-old right-back made 14 appearances in La Liga and played twice in the Champions League for Atletico last season, while during the 2018-19 campaign, he played 25 times ...
‘Different gravy’: Some Tottenham Hotspur fans react to Wolves player’s display tonight
Some Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Raul Jimenez for Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening. Jimenez was in action for Wolves in their Premier League game against Sheffield United away from home at Bramall Lane. The Mexico international striker started the match and scored after just three minutes, as Nuno’s side went on to pick up all three points from the encounter with ease. According to WhoScored, the Wolves star took five shots of which two were on target, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 80%, won three headers, took 68 touches, attempted one dribble, made one interception and three clearances, and put in one cross. During the 2019-20 season, the striker scored 17 goals and provided six assists in the Premier League, ...
Report: Leeds United and Arsenal want 21-year-old French winger
According to L’Equipe, Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal are interested in signing Mounir Chouiar from Dijon in the summer transfer window. The report in the French publication has claimed Dijon will ask between €15 million (£13.89 million) and €20 million (£18.52 million) as transfer fee for the 21-year-old winger. It has been added that the French youngster will be left out of Dijon’s Ligue 1 match against Brest on Sunday. Dijon spell According to L’Equipe, Chouiar joined Dijon from Brest in the summer of 2019 for a transfer fee of €10 million (£9.26 million). The youngster made 18 starts and two substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Dijon last season, scoring four goals in the process, according to WhoScored. The winger has played twice in the league for his French club ...
Report: Player considering heartbreaking decision amid Wolves interest
According to The Daily Mail, Wolverhampton Wanderers will try again for Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles. It has been reported that Maitland-Niles is considering making the ‘heartbreaking decision’ to leave Arsenal to play regular first-team football and to enhance his chances of playing for the England national football team. Premier League rivals Wolves are interested in the 23-year-old, and although they have had an offer of £15 million turned down, they are preparing an improved bid, according to the report. Would Ainsley Maitland-Niles be a good signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers? Maitland-Niles is a very good and promising young player who can play as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back. Wolves have recently sold Matt Doherty to Premier League rivals Tottenham, and ...
Premier League set to reject requests to postpone games due to Covid outbreaks
Premier League officials are set to reject requests to postpone games in the event of Covid outbreaks amongst top-flight sides, with clubs required to fulfil fixtures unless they have fewer than 14 players available. The 2020/21 season is set to begin this weekend with the division’s authorities determined to finish the rescheduled and congested campaign on time ahead of next summer’s European Championships, with clubs having been informed that fixtures will need to be fulfilled even in the event of significant coronavirus outbreaks amongst top-flight squads. According to the Mail, Premier League clubs will be required to fulfil fixtures unless they have less than 14 players available for selection, including U21 players, who they will be obliged to play in the event of such circumstances....
Report: Leeds want in-demand £6m versatile forward who scored nine goals last season
A host of clubs including Leeds and Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly interested in signing Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye this summer. According to reports from Belgium outlet Het Laatste Nieuws, as relayed by Walfoot, Leeds, Wolves, Hellas Verona, Standard Liege, and Gent are all interested in signing the 21-year-old versatile midfielder. The report claims that the highly-talented youngster could be available for a figure in the region of €7 million (£6.2m). Liege and Gent are unlikely to meet his asking price, and it remains to be seen whether Leeds and Wolves can lure him to the Premier League. He joined Dutch side Willem II on loan from NEC Nijmegen last summer. The deal was later made permanent in January after his impressive form. Marcelo Bielsa loves to work...
‘Deal is done’: Fabrizio Romano claims Wolves set to sign £35m striker
Wolves are looking to smash their transfer record with the signing of Fabio Silva this summer. According to Fabrizio Romano of The Guardian, Wolves are set to sign the 18-year-old striker from Porto. The Premier League club have reached an agreement of around €40m (£35m), plus add ons. He has accepted a move to the Premier League, and his medical has been scheduled as well. Romano claims that Silva will sign his contract till Jube 2025 in the next few hours and that the ‘deal is done’. Fabio Silva is gonna sign his contract until June 2025 with Wolverhampton on next hours – deal is done. He’s finalizing last details with his agents. 🐺 #Wolves #transfers — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 5, 2020 According to reports from The Mirror, Silva and his father, Jorge, arri...
Premier League terminate £490 million TV deal in China
The Premier League has terminated its TV rights deal with China, its biggest overseas contract, leaving a huge hole in clubs’ finances. The deal with Chinese broadcaster PPTV was worth around £490m and had lasted only one of its three years. The conflict is said to have been around a fee of £160m that the Premier League was owed in March but did not receive. “The Premier League confirms that it has today terminated its agreements for Premier League coverage in China with its licensee in that territory,” a spokesman said on Thursday. “The Premier League will not be commenting further on the matter at this stage.” It is not known if the conflict is based purely on money or involves the escalating political tensions between China and the UK government. Boris Johnson announced in July that Hua...
