Wolves appear to be closing in on their first major signing of the January transfer window with just three days remaining before the deadline.
What’s he said?
The saga surrounding Daniel Podence is set to end as the Olympiacos winger is reportedly due to have his medical at Molineux sometime today.
It’s believed that the signing could be confirmed in the next 36 hours after Telegraph journalist John Percy tweeted exclusive details last night.
Podence is set to cost Wolves around £20m, the biggest fee of their window so far after bolstering the youth squad with the additions of Nigel Lonwijk and Leonardo Campana.
Percy said:
Squad depth, tick
Finally, it appears as if Wolves have got their man and he will be a very welcome addition in the west Midlands.
Podence will provide vital depth in the attacking department as manager Nuno Santo severely lacks options across his front three.
In terms of wingers, there’s only Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto and Adama Traore for two starting places whilst upfront, the Portuguese can only call upon one senior striker – Raul Jimenez.
The 24-year-old will bring versatility that enables him to cover the above positions, but his first call will likely be as a backup to Traore at right-wing.
Per Transfermarkt’s recorded matches, Podence has played 17 matches on the right this season and nine on the left, scoring five goals as well as providing five assists in the process.
He even netted against Wolves’ league rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League this season.
Who is that?! Nobody has been able to name the teams all of these obscure managers were once in charge of…
It remains to be seen if he will arrive in time for this weekend’s Premier League tie with Manchester United, but given the strength of Nuno’s bench in recent weeks, it would be a welcome boost.
And in other news,ÂPatrick Cutrone has issued a damning verdict of Wolves boss Nuno Santo…
