It came as a real shock when the deal for Christantus Uche to join Wolves collapsed in the days before the deadline.
After prolonged interest, Wolves agreed a £17 million fee for Christantus Uche and the Getafe star even accepted the personal terms proposed.
But internal drama at Getafe stalled progress on the deal, and the player has now reluctantly joined Crystal Palace.
But not before making a rather absurd decision regarding his farewell message to Getafe fans.
Christantus Uche copied Fabio Silva’s goodbye message to Wolves word-for-word
Ahead of his move to Crystal Palace, Uche took to Instagram to bid farewell to his old club’s support.
It didn’t take fans long to realise this is an exact regurgitation of Fabio Silva’s goodbye to Wolves fans, with just a few minor details changed.
This bizarre discovery poses two questions
Firstly, how will Getafe fans feel about this rather disingenuous post, and secondly, does this mean Silva didn’t pour his heart and soul into the message as previously thought?
Wolves missed out by not signing Christantus Uche
As much as this behaviour raises red flags, Uche’s talent is undeniable and Wolves will be disappointed to have missed out.
Despite bringing in a traditional striker, Wolves may not have done enough to address the creativity issue in the side.
Uche is an exciting talent who will certainly add another element to Oliver Glasner’s attack, especially after Eberechi Eze’s move to Arsenal.
But this kind of decision won’t sit well with fans. Perhaps we make ourselves feel better by saying we dodged a bullet here.