Wolves are closing in on the signing of Carlos Forbs.
After being rebuffed over the likes of Yoane Wissa and Luca Koleosho, Wolves appear to have made headway on transfer deadline day, with an agreement now in place to sign Forbs from Ajax.
He is set to join the club and is currently said to be travelling to England for his medical.
Forbs is set to replace Daniel Podence, who is understood to have agreed a move to Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Shabab.
Forbs coming in at Molineux will also likely mean that Chiquinho heads out on loan.
Now, a new claim has just been made about the Forbs deal.
Forbs will have to play 10 games for Wolves to make loan move permanent
It has been reported by Voetbal International that Forbs is indeed set to join Wolves, with the youngster having picked the Premier League side over Lyon.
He is the second player in recent times to make that choice, after Wolves won the race for Joao Gomes in January 2023.
Voetbal say that Wolves will be signing Forbs on an initial loan deal. The publication claim that, due to issues around financial fair play, Wolves buying Forbs permanently right now was difficult.
They say this is why Ajax had to be ‘creative’ to get Forbs a move.
It is a loan move with an option to buy. But Wolves will be obligated to buy Forbs permanently if and when he plays 10 games for the club.
This is something that Wolves also did with Jorgen Strand Larsen, who is only on loan at Wolves at the moment. If he makes a certain number of appearances, Wolves will be required to buy him.
The number of games the Norwegian needs to play for that to happen hasn’t yet been made public. But it’s not thought to be a particularly high number.
Forbs will surely play 10 games
It is difficult to see how Forbes won’t play 10 games for Wolves.
The talented former Manchester City academy star should get plenty of opportunities if he does make a move.
We saw last season how O’Neil loves speedy players in the final third, and Forbs is very quick.
With Podence leaving and Chiquinho also likely departing on loan, there should be plenty of chances for him to shine, and it likely won’t be long before Wolves are required to pay the £11.4 million for his permanent transfer.