Dave Edwards believes Wolves should have tried harder to keep hold of Morgan Gibbs-White last summer.
The attacking midfielder departed Molineux after Forest came in for him towards the end of the window.
Gibbs-White had already made a couple of appearances for Wolves at the start of 2022/23.
Bruno Lage was seemingly ready to use him more.
But Gibbs-White departed, with Wolves accepting an offer from Forest.
That offer was £25 million up front, and add-ons could one day take it to £42.5 million. It is thought though that some of the add-ons are unrealistic.
Gibbs-White’s exit divided supporters at the time, and Edwards reckons Wolves should have done more to keep the 23-year-old.
Dave Edwards says Wolves should have done more to keep Morgan Gibbs-White
It was thought that Wolves would be looking to build around Gibbs-White.
And the early indications were that Lage was ready to put his trust in the star.
In the end though, the offer from Forest was too good for Wolves to turn down.
But Edwards has suggested that Wolves perhaps should have done that and kept the player.
Fearing Max Kilman could depart in a similar manner, Edwards said in his latest Express & Star column: “You could say it was a great deal, but you can see his performances for Nottingham Forest and England U21s.
“I know he can be frustrating, hot-headed and he has a little bit of arrogance that winds fans up, but when he’s one of your own playing for your team, you want that.
“Wolves should have worked a bit harder to keep him and he definitely did not play enough games for the club. His replacement in Goncalo Guedes didn’t work, and I think Matheus Cunha is a terrific player but I would say there were more benefits keeping Morgan instead.”
Edwards talked about Wolves missing Gibbs-White in another column he wrote earlier this year.
Morgan Gibbs-White has been annoyingly good since leaving Wolves
A lot of Wolves supporters do not like Gibbs-White these days, which is understandable given the way he behaved during the Carabao Cup match between the two sides.
But sadly there is no getting away from the fact that Gibbs-White did really well in his first season with Forest.
He was one of their best players, and ultimately helped them beat the drop.
That said, Wolves were still right to do business with Forest.
At the time, their offer was just too good for Wolves to be turned down.
It is just a shame that the money from that sale was not invested well.