Wolves have now started their pre-season and are currently out in Marbella for warm weather training – and the first verdict about Jorgen Strand Larsen is in.
29 players have gone to the camp, with loanee Daniel Podence surprisingly among those to have travelled.
But Fabio Silva and Goncalo Guedes, both of whom went out on loan last season, have not flown out as they seek to facilitate their exits from the club.
Other absentees include those that have been on international duty.
But the three new faces are there, and today, journalist Liam Keen has given his thoughts about Strand Larsen after watching him this morning.
Liam Keen drops Jorgen Strand Larsen verdict as Wolves begin pre-season training
Wolves fans are particularly excited about the signing of Strand Larsen.
Rodrigo Gomes and Pedro Lima – who was ‘looking very good’ this morning according to journalist Nathan Judah – are seen as players who could perhaps make an impact a bit later on, as they are young players.
But Strand Larsen is 24 and has experience of playing in a top five league in Europe.
Last term, he bagged 13 goals in La Liga, and it is hoped that he can help Wolves to become that bit more clinical.
Fans can’t wait to watch him in match action, but the early word about the Norway international is good.
Liam Keen said of him after watching him train this morning (via E&S): “Big lad. 6ft 4in, huge. But really good with his feet. Technical, running in behind. Didn’t look slow. Sometimes you see big strikers almost go through the motions a little bit, and he didn’t look like that.
“He was someone who was getting in behind, a willing runner. A lot of the drills there were doing were running in behind, in between the thirds, triangles out wide, trying to get crosses in. Some really good finishes. I think he looks like a really handy player.”
Encouraging remarks
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Wolves fans are hoping that Strand Larsen will prove to be as big a hit as he promises to be.
On paper, he should be really well suited to the Premier League. The English top-flight is very physical and frenetic, and it sounds like Strand Larsen is big, strong and a willing runner who can score goals.
The comments from Keen are encouraging, but fans are waiting to get a glimpse of him in match action.
Many are hoping that Strand Larsen can perhaps become the new Raul Jimenez at Molineux. The Mexican – who Strand Larsen actually talked up when he joined – was one of the most feared strikers in the Premier League before he suffered that horrendous skull fracture.
Having a number nine just like him again would be extremely exciting.