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Wolves transfer news: Verbal agreement ‘almost done’ for Celta Vigo prospect, fee revealed
Wolverhampton Wanderers are allegedly closing in on the signing of Celta Vigo playmaker Fer Lopez.
On the back of selling Matheus Cunha to Manchester United in a £62.5m deal, Wolves are in need of more flair in the final third.
Pablo Sarabia’s exit on a free transfer has also freed up space on the wage bill, allowing the West Midlands outfit to show ambition in trying to add to their squad.
Earlier in the week, it was claimed that Wolves had identified Lopez as a candidate to join their options for the number 10 role in Vitor Pereira‘s 3-4-2-1 system.
As per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, a deal is expected to be finalised at some point next week.
What fee are Wolves paying for Lopez?
Romano claims that a verbal agreement is already close to being reached with the relevant parties.
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The 20-year-old is said to have already agreed to a transfer to the Premier League outfit, where he will join fellow former Celta Vigo player Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Wolves are seemingly prepared to pay in the region of €20m (£17.02m), essentially the majority of the first instalment that they are receiving from Man United for Cunha.
Providing that everything goes to plan, Lopez is in line to become Wolves’ first signing of many additions during the summer transfer window.
Big blow for Celta Vigo?
While recouping a big fee for Lopez will soften the blow, head coach Claudio Giraldez will be disappointed to lose one of his trusted players.
Lopez scored two goals from 17 outings in Spain’s top flight during 2024-25, one of his strikes coming in a 3-0 victory over Villarreal during the closing weeks of the campaign.
In the following fixture, Lopez completed the 90 minutes at the Bernabeu in a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid, his appearance in that match emphasising that he is highly regarded at Celta Vigo.
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Nevertheless, Wolves’ interest may not have been a total surprise with Lopez represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes, who is no stranger to conducting deals involving the club.
Wolves agree £19.5million deal for playmaker
Wolves are poised to make playmaker Fer Lopez their first signing of the summer after agreeing a £19.5million deal with Celta Vigo.
The 21-year-old is on course to complete a move this week after agreement between the clubs was reached on Sunday evening.
Lopez will bolster a Wolves attack which has seen Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Cunha head through the exit door this summer, though it is not thought the club view him as a direct replacement for the latter.
A product of Celta’s academy, Lopez enjoyed a breakthrough season in La Liga, scoring four goals in 20 appearances in all competitions.
Lopez is a client of Jorge Mendes’ Gestifute agency and already well known to one member of the Wolves, striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, who moved to Wolves from Celta last summer. The pair were pictured together on holiday over the weekend, when news of Wolves’ interest in Lopez first emerged.
