Wolves saw multiple players exit the club during the January transfer window while three were signed.
Youngster Tawanda Chirewa completed a loan move to Huddersfield Town after an uneventful first half of the campaign at Derby County with injury.
Mario Lemina completed his transfer to Galatasaray last week, bringing a curtain down on his two years at Wolves, with supporters glad the 31-year-old exited the club.
Last but not least, Millwall signed Luke Cundle for £1m. The 22-year-old finally made a permanent departure from Molineux after playing zero minutes under Gary O’Neil or Vitor Pereira this term.
A switch to the Championship side was seen as a fresh start for the midfielder and an opportunity to play regular football, though he hasn’t got off to the greatest start.
Millwall fans rip into Luke Cundle
Cundle capped off his debut for Millwall in some style by scoring the winner against QPR 11 days ago. He then played 81 minutes in their 2-0 victory over Leeds United in the FA Cup, with Alex Neil deploying him as an attacking midfielder.
On Wednesday night however, the Englishman didn’t experience the highs of his first two games as the Lions were thrashed 5-1 by relegation-battling Plymouth Argyle.
Cundle only played 57 minutes in that game before being substituted and Millwall fans were quick to criticise his performance on X, formerly Twitter.
“Did anyone actually notice Luke Cundle yesterday? Mind blown that he was on for 55 minutes,” one fan wrote.
“He got pushed & pulled around for 55 minutes then got hauled off,” another commented while a third said: “Literally only noticed he was playing when he went off.”
“Cundle has been non-existent,” a fifth pointed out while another questioned: “Is Cundle even on the pitch?”
“The biggest worry for me is how consistent are these new players gonna be, likes of Cundle, Negli, Crama all 3 gone missing tonight, one game in five won’t be good enough,” one supporter said.
Cundle exposes one huge problem Wolves have
Cundle’s difficulties against a struggling Championship suggest he was never good enough to play in the Premier League.
But similar can be said for most of the homegrown talent at Molineux. Wolves have used zero club-trained academy players this term, and this suggests there’s a lack of quality coming through.
Fosun must look at the academy and invest some much-needed cash into improving the facilities and scouting.
Pereira has even said he loves working with young players, as demonstrated by his willingness to use the likes of Rodrigo Gomes and Pedro Lima in matches.
The above two players, though, were brought in from overseas clubs, possibly because the players emerging from the academy aren’t good enough, and that must change in the coming years.