Wolves failed to sign a midfielder on transfer deadline day, likely leaving manager Vitor Pereira frustrated.
Wolves signed Tolu Arokodare from Genk for a fee of £24 million, but fans were hoping to see potentially two more additions in the final hours of the window.
Pereira wanted a new midfielder, after loaning out Tommy Doyle and Boubacar Traore earlier in the window.
Hayden Hackney was on Wolves’ radar, but Middlesbrough were firm with their stance on him.
Josh Brownhill had talks with Wolves, but ultimately decided against the move.
So Wolves ended the window with no new signing. There are some free agent options who are homegrown that Wolves could look at.
Someone coming in now feels unlikely, but one current Wolves player might be able to help Vitor Pereira out.
Ladislav Krejci may get minutes in midfield for Wolves
Wolves’ penultimate signing of the summer window Ladislav Krejci was brought in from Sparta Prague.
He joined on loan for around £6 million, and Wolves will buy him if a certain number of appearances are made.
Krejci is a left-footed defender, and has been signed as potential cover and competition for Toti Gomes, or someone who could potentially play in the middle of the defence, with Toti left and Emmanuel Agbadou right.
But Krejci can also play in midfield. He played as a defensive midfielder earlier in his career, and said when he joined the club: “I’ve learned a lot, because as a young kid I grew up as a midfielder, and in the last three, four years I played as a centre back. I think I can use my skills from the youth, what I learned in midfield in the centre back position.”
Pereira has been let down by his Wolves superiors
The outrage within the fanbase at the moment is totally understandable.
This was one of the most important transfer windows in years for Wolves, with so many players departing the club.
Good preparation was paramount, but Pereira has been left with a squad that is way worse than last season.
The recruitment strategy has been borderline unfathomable. Wolves have lost so much quality and Premier League experience, and just replaced them with complete gambles.
Yes some of the players who have come in have genuine promise.
But there’s every chance they may not deliver, and take a long time to get used to the Premier League.
And to not sign a midfielder, after loaning out Doyle and Traore, was so poor.