Wolves set to have bid accepted for target as Gary O’Neil begins to spend £54m Pedro Neto fee.
Wolves have just over two weeks before transfer deadline day to ensure the Pedro Neto money is spent on bolstering Gary O’Neil’s squad.
It has been a modest summer of recruitment at Molineux so far, with a sum of roughly £25m spent to bring Rodrigo Gomes, Pedro Lima and Tommy Doyle to Wolves.
Now – however – after Pedro Neto left for Chelsea in a £54m deal, Wolves have made a bid to bring another player to the Midlands…
Wolves bid for Christos Mandas
A story from Il Messaggero in Italy now states that Wolves have made a €20m (£17m) bid to sign Christos Mandas.
The Italian news outlet believe Lazio are highly likely to accept the offer as the money is too good to refuse – it was only in September 2023 that the Greece international was signed from OFI for just €1m (£854,575).
Il Messaggero headline the story by writing that Mandas is close to being sold to England, which suggests Lazio are indeed on the verge of accepting this bid.
Christos Mandas of SS Lazio in action during the match between SS Lazio v Trapani – Pre-Season friendly on July 18, 2024 in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy.
Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images
Mandas was primarily used as backup to Ivan Provedel in Rome last season, as he made just nine appearances in Serie A.
However, the 22-year-old impressed, keeping five clean sheets in those nine appearances, showing enough potential to convince Wolves to part with £17m.
Jose Sa could leave Molineux
It feels strange to see Wolves bid such a large amount for another goalkeeper with Jose Sa already at Molineux, which suggests – to us at least – that the Portugal international could leave.
A story from TEAMtalk claimed that the 31-year-old would like to leave Wolves this summer and play at a higher level, so there may have been movement on this front after a substantial bid was made for Mandas.
Jose Sa of Wolverhampton Wanderers looks on during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rayo Vallecano at Molineux on …
Photo by Jack Thomas – WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images
Furthermore, Arsenal have been trying to sign Dan Bentley from Wolves, so O’Neil may also be plotting to sign the Greek glovesman as an initial No.2 behind Sa.
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Be sure to keep an eye on this situation, as Wolves are set to have their bid accepted for the Lazio No.35 by the sounds of Il Messaggero’s story…
