Wolves brought in several new players in the summer – but Che Adams was one target the club did not land.
Wolves made six new signings plus Bastien Meupiyou, who will hopefully become a first-team option later in the season. Tommy Doyle’s loan move from Manchester City was also turned permanent.
Jorgen Strand Larsen was brought in as the new striker for Wolves, joining on loan from Celtic Vigo initially. That move will soon turn permanent automatically.
After Strand Larsen had signed, there were still suggestions that Wolves could bring in another centre-forward, with Sasa Kalajdzic set to be out until later this year.
There were again links to Che Adams, a player Wolves had a long-standing interest in.
The club tried to sign him in the summer of 2023 and reportedly bid as much as £18 million.
Wolves were apparently interested again in the window just gone, with the player becoming a free-agent.
But he joined Torino in the end – and he has made a superb start.
Che Adams is showing Wolves what they’ve missed out on
It was suggested that Adams was closing in on a move to Wolves in the summer of 2024, only for Southampton to block the deal at the eleventh hour.
Wolves retained an interest in the player and there were more links in January 2024.
After more speculation in the summer, Adams finally joined a new club. Wolves missed out, with Torino landing the 28-year-old.
Perhaps inevitable, Adams has really hit the ground running in Serie A.
The striker has made eight appearances for his new club so far, and already scored four goals, including two in his last two Serie A matches.
He has also contributed two assists, meaning six involvements in total.
His contributions have helped Torino to make a brilliant start in the league. Currently, they are fifth and have lost just one of their six games so far.
Adams recently spoke of his move to Torino, admitting that it was ‘an easy choice’ to join the club after leaving Southampton (via Football Italia).
Adams could have been useful for Wolves
In the end, Adams seemingly felt Wolves was not the right move for him and it’s a shame.
He might have been a good addition for Gary O’Neil, with there being little risk attached due to his status as a free-agent.
Wolves still obviously have some great options.
Strand Larsen looks like he has great potential, and then the likes of Matheus Cunha, Goncalo Guedes and Hwang Hee-chan can all play through the middle.
Adams could well have been useful. But obviously not as useful as another centre-back would have been.