Molineux can forget Pedro Neto and Adama Traore, as Wolves have a new speed demon in the squad.
The Old Gold have been blessed with some pacey players over the years, not many as rapid as former winger Traore.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s 2018 signing forced supporters out of their seats whenever he was on the ball, beating his man time after time in the wide areas.
Neto was considered to have taken the reins from the Spaniard after his departure however, after the Portugal international’s transfer to Chelsea, a space for a new speedy figure opened up.
Carlos Forbs is Wolves’ fastest player in the Premier League this season
After seven games played in the Premier League, Wolves are not where they’d want to be, as Gary O’Neil’s side sit bottom of the table with just one point to their name.
The manager needs to find a source of inspiration from somewhere, which he could uncover by continuing to place trust in summer signing Carlos Forbs.
During the international break, BBC Sport published a feature on the fastest players from each club in the Premier League this season, with Forbs taking the crown for the Old Gold.
Based on Opta data, the 20-year-old clocked an electrifying top speed of 36.6 km/h, a figure only topped by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven based on the one player per club nominations.
Forbs’ top speed puts him above Neto, who is Chelsea’s fastest player this season with 35.4 km/h and also Aston Villa winger Jaden Philogene, who recorded a top speed of 34.7 km/h.
Wolves need Forbs to be a goalscorer
Having pace is one thing, but being able to do something after getting the better of the opposition is another.
That is something that Wolves fans know all too well, as while Neto and Traore were incredibly fast, the two winger’s rarely found themselves on the scoresheet.
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Neto scored just 11 Premier League goals during his time at Molineux, with Traore netting only 10.
Forbs arrives at Wolves with a strong scoring history in his budding career, being the star at Manchester City’s academy, where he contributed to 34 goals in only 35 appearances in the Premier League 2.
The winger has the chance to prove he can change the tide of wingers not contributing to enough goals at Wolves, with O’Neil beginning to show faith in the Ajax loanee.