Wolves left their transfer business late but finally got two deals over the line before the close of the January window.
Vitor Pereira wanted more signings, including a centre-back and defensive midfielder. The Wolves manager got both.
Mario Lemina left to join Galatasaray after a month of speculation and has been replaced by Marshall Munetsi, who arrived from Stade Reims for £16.6 million.
Elsewhere, Nasser Djiga was unveiled as Wolves’ new centre-back in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 22-year-old has joined from Red Star for £10 million.
Fans react to Wolves signing Nasser Djiga
Although Wolves have multiple defenders in their squad, there aren’t many capable of playing in Pereira’s demanding 5-2-3 system, which includes flying wing-backs and three centre-backs.
Emmanuel Agbadou and Toti Gomes appear to be two preferred centre-backs but another was needed.
And after weeks of looking for the right player, Wolves decided on Djiga just hours before the transfer deadline.
Here’s how fans reacted to the news on social media.
Fantastic player you got there. He will be top class player.
— Citizen_Adamu (@BigStarHost) February 4, 2025
great player, good luck djiga
— Михајло (@maxmihajlo) February 4, 2025
Can tell you it's a quality singing
— 4ft 6 giant🇷🇸🇲🇽 (@JLittlesod) February 4, 2025
joão gomes and nasser djiga both rejecting other clubs in january to join wolves in a relegation battle. they are the kind of players we should be building a team around
— . (@fcw_12) February 3, 2025
Djiga joins Wolves on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
First-ever for Wolves
Djiga’s last-minute transfer to Molineux sees him become the first player from Burkina Faso ever to play for Wolves.
The former Red Star defender is just one of a handful of players from the African nation to play in Europe’s big leagues.
Other notable names from Burkina Faso include Bournemouth’s Dango Ouattara and Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba.
Let’s hope Djiga can have the same impact at Wolves as those two had at their clubs.