Wolves could be caught making a familiar mistake in the summer transfer window with the Old Gold recently linked to Arsenal dud Eddie Nketiah.
As the end of the 2023/24 campaign approaches, Wolves have already found themselves as a spoken-about topic in the transfer window.
From players that could leave Molineux to talents that could catch the eye of Gary O’Neil, it’s poised to be an interesting summer for the Old Gold, who will expect more activity than last year.
The summer of 2023 was a difficult time for Wolves, who found themselves restricted financially due to FFP issues, not eased by the departure of a number of key players to weaken the squad.
Now that O’Neil has shown that he can make the most out of his stretched resources, Fosun could present the Englishman with some much-needed reinforcements in the summer.
Wolves must sign a striker in the summer transfer window
It’s abundantly clear that O’Neil wants to sign a striker at Molineux, based on his own comments and his interest in signing forwards such as Che Adams and Boulaye Dia.
While it is crucial that the Old Gold recruit a player capable of leading the line, there should be a careful assessment of who is targeted to replenish the manager’s squad.
During the January transfer window, O’Neil admitted that he has high expectations of the quality of player he wants to integrate into his front line in the future, as relayed by the Daily Mail.
“I won’t just sign a player for the sake of it. We need to take people who deserve the chance to play for us, and are good enough.”
The boss’ comments earlier this year could be contradicted if recent links to one Premier League striker are to be believed, with reports naming Eddie Nketiah as a potential target at Molineux.
Wolves must avoid making the same mistake amid Eddie Nketiah interest
While Nketiah remains as a squad member at Arsenal, the 24-year-old should be a figure avoided by Fosun this summer in the bid to not make a familiar mistake at Wolves.
From Fabio Silva to Sasa Kalajdzic, Wolves have struggled to replace the goalscoring prowess that Raul Jimenez installed at Molineux prior to his injury.
With both of the above players currently on loan and looking to be far away from being considerable in O’Neil’s plans in the near future, Wolves must now carefully consider their options when hoping to hire a striker.
Like Silva and Kalajdzic, Nketiah is far from being the seasoned scorer that the current squad requires, seeing his performances for Arsenal branded as “awful” this season by former pro, Curtis Shaw.
In 164 senior appearances for the North Londoners, the Englishman has scored 38 goals in all competitions for the Gunners, with his highest-scoring tally in the Premier League currently sitting at five goals.
The numbers are far from attractive and could represent another wreckless purchase by Wolves in the strike department if they were to pursue their interest in Nketiah.
O’Neil has built his side from the Premier League’s lowest scorers last term to an exciting attacking team to watch, something that must not be compromised by making the wrong move in the summer.