Better than Wissa: Wolves target marquee deal for £160k-p/w talent.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are ready to take on the 2024/25 Premier League campaign. The backline might need a bit more work but there’s enough there to fill Gary O’Neil and the club’s many supporters with optimism.
Pedro Neto’s £54m sale to Chelsea this week does hand the Old Gold some financial leeway, and while that defensive line still needs some work, there’s no doubt that landing another wide forward to replace the Portuguese talent wouldn’t go amiss.
Wolves transfer news
According to Sport over in Spain, Wolves are a shock contender to sign Ansu Fati from Barcelona this summer. The winger is surplus to requirements at Camp Nou and his sale would help the financially-stricken giants in strengthening their frontline.
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Having completed a middling loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion last year, Fati proved that he has what it takes to succeed in the Premier League, albeit being pulled back by injuries that have marred his once-prodigious development.
But Molineux could present the perfect conditions for the 21-year-old to rebuild his career, with his agent Jorge Mendes looking at multiple suitors and willing to engineer an initial loan stint with a buy clause inserted.
Why Ansu Fati could be the perfect Neto replacement
Neto is undoubtedly a first-class winger, easily Wolves’ most technically talented star last year, but for a player who averaged 15 top-flight stats per season to be sold for £54m is something of a no-brainer.
