Molineux legend Steve Bull has praised the club over the sale Nathan Collins.
The Republic of Ireland international is no longer a Wolves player, having recently completed a move to Brentford.
Wolves decided to sell Collins, in order to ease financial concerns. The player was also not thought to be in Julen Lopetegui’s plans for the new season.
Collins one and only season for Wolves was up-and-down to say the least.
He got off to a really good start and looked solid alongside Max Kilman.
But his form then started to dip, as did Kilman’s, and Lopetegui felt some experience at the back was required.
Craig Dawson was brought in, and that signalled the end of Collins as a regular in the team.
Few would have predicted at that point that Collins would actually leave the club just months later.
But here we are, and in the eyes of Bull it’s a good move by the club.
Steve Bull praises Wolves over the sale of Nathan Collins
Collins leaving Wolves after just one season has divided the fanbase.
Some do not feel it was the right move given the potential of the player.
But others reckon a sale for a small profit was the right play if he was not in Lopetegui’s plans.
Bull has backed the club’s decision to sell Collins, writing in the Express & Star: “He has been in and out of the side over the year and for me personally, I think it is a great sell for the club.
“I like to keep players at a club to strengthen it, but that one is a good good sale because we have made money on a player we have used and he has done well for us.
“We should wish him the best of luck with the move and say thanks for what you have done for us.”
Collins joined the Bees in a £23 million deal, which makes him a record signing for them. And it hands Wolves a profit of just under £3 million.
Nathan Collins sale could come back to haunt Wolves
Ultimately, Lopetegui gave the Collins sale the green light. He was comfortable to let the player go. And so fans should back the manager’s call.
However, it is a bit of shame.
Because Collins has the potential to become a top centre-half one day. He’s raw at the moment, no doubt.
But he’s still relatively inexperienced in the Premier League and has plenty of developing to do.
The suggestion is that Wolves do have a sell-on clause on Collins. So the club will potentially benefit financially from his next move.
That is shrewd from Wolves, to be fair. But there is definitely potential here that Wolves may have some regrets about selling Collins.
He’ll now go and play alongside Ben Mee at Brentford. He’s an experienced defender, and someone who could very easily bring the best out of Collins, in the same way Dawson might have at Wolves.