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Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

Mr Anon" wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 12:30

theaxeman wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 11:51 He does run like a girl! So does Summerville and Stirling is 10x the player. If we're going to have a mincey runner, I'd give Stirling a go. Lots of experience, gets goals too. Would improve us assuming his fitness is there.

Not sure we shouldnt be concentrating on getting a centre back tbh. We're awful at the back. Its cost us a few times, Bournemouth, Brighton and Villa. We scored but couldn't defend our lead.

Stirling 10x Summerville? don't think so mate

theaxeman wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 11:51 He does run like a girl! So does Summerville and Stirling is 10x the player. If we're going to have a mincey runner, I'd give Stirling a go. Lots of experience, gets goals too. Would improve us assuming his fitness is there.

Not sure we shouldnt be concentrating on getting a centre back tbh. We're awful at the back. Its cost us a few times, Bournemouth, Brighton and Villa. We scored but couldn't defend our lead.

He does run like a girl! So does Summerville and Stirling is 10x the player. If we're going to have a mincey runner, I'd give Stirling a go. Lots of experience, gets goals too. Would improve us assuming his fitness is there.

Not sure we shouldnt be concentrating on getting a centre back tbh. We're awful at the back. Its cost us a few times, Bournemouth, Brighton and Villa. We scored but couldn't defend our lead.

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 22:47 I was listening to a podcast today with Scholes, Butt and Andy Cole. They can’t understand why teams don’t play with 2 centre forwards and 2 proper wingers who get the ball into the box early. I found myself agreeing with them. I’d love to have seen a front 4 of Summerville, Bowen, Wilson and Fullkrug. 

Sweep wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 22:20 Thing that concerns with Strand Larsen is he looks like another lanky lummox who can't run. 

Yes, we need a presence up top, but we also need some pace that actually produces something at the end of it - Summerville is an impact sub, not a guaranteed starter.

I was listening to a podcast today with Scholes, Butt and Andy Cole. They can’t understand why teams don’t play with 2 centre forwards and 2 proper wingers who get the ball into the box early. I found myself agreeing with them. I’d love to have seen a front 4 of Summerville, Bowen, Wilson and Fullkrug. 

On Wolves' forum

West Ham putting in an £18m bid?

Thing that concerns with Strand Larsen is he looks like another lanky lummox who can't run. 

Yes, we need a presence up top, but we also need some pace that actually produces something at the end of it - Summerville is an impact sub, not a guaranteed starter.

Stirling runs like a girl, no thanks.

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 19:47 We should be buying with the Championship in mind going for youth like we did with Magassa and Fernandes.  That was the one good thing from the last window and the first time we actually got something right with recruitment under Sullivan

But the little narcissist wont. He is terrified of seeing hundreds of millions wiped off the value of his “golden goose” asset and will go for experience as he always has which means older players, little to no resale value, high wages, slow and lumbering etc. Sullivan is desperate and unable to face reality

We should be buying with the Championship in mind going for youth like we did with Magassa and Fernandes.  That was the one good thing from the last window and the first time we actually got something right with recruitment under Sullivan

But the little narcissist wont. He is terrified of seeing hundreds of millions wiped off the value of his “golden goose” asset and will go for experience as he always has which means older players, little to no resale value, high wages, slow and lumbering etc. Sullivan is desperate and unable to face reality

It doesn't have to be one extreme of winning to the other. Just not go for players who have lost 15 out of 17 games and won 0 as Wolves have, or lost 30 out of 38 with only 2 wins all season long like Southampton did. That kind of habit is extremely difficult to break especially so soon after it's haplened. Should be avoided at all costs. Yet we never, ever learn our lessons the hard way. Thick as fuck management but sadly used to it.

I guess it’s unlikely you are going to attract Premier league players from clubs that are winning all the time
That said I agree that as a club of losers we need some with a history of winning. Starting with the chairman & manager. 

I think Fernandes is a very talented player & a very good buy
KWP on a free as a solid back up was a no brainer
Hermandsen has been a disaster so far & we had to bring back Fabianski when he should have been given another year in the first place
Wolves may have given up by Dec 31 so Strand Larsen is doable 
Wouldn’t be against it … he scored twice against us in a short period of course
Newcastle wanted him when Isak went so may also be interested 
 

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 17:27 To be fair Fernandes has been a good buy and has undoubtedly made us better. 






 

To be fair Fernandes has been a good buy and has undoubtedly made us better. 

Hermansen- the opposite. 

Beef&Tomato wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 16:40

Sweep wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 16:02 German clubs supposedly want him but won't cough up for his wages. 

Ornstein/the Athletic claim we are after Strand Larsen from Wolves.

Sounds about right, sign another player whos at a club destined for relegation.  

Sweep wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 16:02 German clubs supposedly want him but won't cough up for his wages. 

Ornstein/the Athletic claim we are after Strand Larsen from Wolves.

German clubs supposedly want him but won't cough up for his wages. 

Ornstein/the Athletic claim we are after Strand Larsen from Wolves.

If we get relegated and he ends up back here in the summer we will end up paying to get rid of him. Must be a German club who would take him.

claypole wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 13:36 Needs to be an obligation not an option on the Big, Tough German gingerbread man.

Needs to be an obligation not an option on the Big, Tough German gingerbread man.

Just watching Woldermade for Newcastle. Actual movement in the box. We really need someone like that. I thought fullkrug was meant to be that type of player. Not sure how he starts (or even gets in the squad) for Germany in the summer regardless of switching team. 

Biggest waste of space since the last biggest waste of space. 

See ya Fullcrock.

Tax situation is different over there I think. He can earn less but take home more.

I can't see Fullkrug wanting to join them permanently when he's on a massive contract here that has 2 more years after this one.