Wolverhampton Wanderers are having a busy transfer window as Gary O’Neil stamps his mark on his first Molineux squad. So, keep up to date on every confirmed signing and transfer out of Wolves.
The West Midlands outfit will look to fund O’Neil’s plans in his first summer window at their helm. Wolves appointed the tactician as their latest manager in August after Julen Lopetegui left Molineux. He had taken them to a 13th-place finish. But no Premier League club scored fewer goals in 2022/23 than their 31.
Wolves also had the seventh-worst defensive record having conceded 58 goals during their 38 games for a goal difference of minus-27. So, Lopetegui and now O’Neil have sought to better their records in the off-season sales. Keep up to date on all of Wolves’ confirmed signings and transfers out of Molineux here…
All of Wolverhampton Wanderers confirmed transfers in
Boubacar Traore – Wolves confirmed on February 1, 2023 that the Molineux outfit would pay £9.5m to buy the midfielder from FC Metz this summer. The West Midlands team secured a purchase option as part of his loan move last September. Traore played 11 times for Wolves during the 2022/23 term.
Matheus Cunha – Wolves completed the permanent signing of the Brazilian from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window. Julen Lopetegui struck an initial loan deal to sign the winger in January 2023 that also carried an obligation to buy. Cunha can end up costing Wolves £35m after all add-ons.
Tom King – Wolves confirmed the signing of the 28-year-old on July 3 following his release by League One team Northampton Town. The goalkeeper rejected the offer of a new deal at the Cobblers after helping them earn promotion. He played 29 times in League Two during 2022/23 for 13 clean sheets.
Matt Doherty – Wolves confirmed the return to Molineux of the right-wing-back on July 20 with the 31-year-old signing a three-year contract. The Irishman left the Old Gold to join Tottenham in 2020 before moving to Atletico Madrid this January. He played 302 times for Wolves after joining in 2010.
Enso Gonzalez – Wolves announced the arrival of the 18-year-old in a £5m transfer from Libertad on August 31. The winger penned a six-year contract to secure a move to Molineux from the Paraguayan team. He offered Libertad three goals and two assists in 39 games after debuting in September 2022.
All of Wolverhampton Wanderers confirmed transfers out
Sang Bin Jeong – Minnesota United have confirmed the signing of the South Korean international on a three-year contract from Wolves. The MLS franchise announced the striker’s transfer on March 22.
Ruben Neves – Wolves confirmed on June 23 the club record £47m sale of the 26-year-old to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal. The Portuguese midfielder left Molineux after six seasons and his first term as the club’s captain. He joined from FC Porto in July 2017 for £15m and registered 253 appearances.
Conor Coady – Leicester City confirmed the signing of the 30-year-old from Wolves on July 1 for an initial £7.5m. The centre-half could cost the Foxes a further £1m in add-ons. He moved to the King Power following Leicester’s relegation and a year on loan at Everton after 317 outings with Wolves.
Nathan Collins – Brentford confirmed their club-record signing of the 22-year-old from Wolves on July 4. The centre-half joined the Bees for £23m after just a year at Molineux. He had moved to the Old Gold from Burnley for £20.5m following their relegation and played 31 games, also starting 24.
Hayao Kawabe – Standard Liege confirmed the signing of the 27-year-old from Wolves on July 7 for £1.5m. He became the Molineux outfit’s first ever Japanese player when the midfielder joined from Grasshopper Club Zurich in January 2022. But he returned to the Swiss club on loan until June 2023.
Dion Sanderson – Birmingham City confirmed the signing of the 23-year-old from Wolves on July 15 for £2m. The defender ended his 15-year association with the Old Gold after agreeing to sign a four-year contract. He first joined Wolves as a youth but only made one first-team appearance with them.
Jackson Smith – Walsall and Wolves agreed on an undisclosed fee for the 21-year-old’s transfer on July 21. The Saddlers sought to secure the goalkeeper’s switch after he spent the latter half of 22/23 on loan at the Bescot Stadium. The Wolves product only played twice but would keep a clean sheet.
Raul Jimenez – The 32-year-old completed a £5.5m transfer to Fulham on July 25 after five years at Wolves. He left Molineux having scored 57 and assisted 24 goals in 166 games since initially joining on loan from Benfica in July 2018. The Mexican cost Wolves a then-club record £30m in April 2019.
Ryan Giles – Luton Town secured a £5m transfer from Wolves for 23-year-old on July 28. He moved to Kenilworth Road after spending the 2022/23 season on loan to Middlesbrough. The left-back had various loan spells over his time at Molineux but the Wolves product only enjoyed one senior outing.
Matija Sarkic – Millwall confirmed the signing of the 26-year-old in a £1m transfer from Wolves on August 3. The Montenegro goalkeeper left Molineux after three years having spent time out on loan to Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City and Stoke City. Sarkic only made three appearances with Wolves.
Lewis Richards – Bradford City confirmed their capture of the 21-year-old from Wolves on August 18. The Republic of Ireland U21 centre-half joined the League Two team on a two-year contract after six years at the Old Gold. But he never made a senior outing around two loan spells to Harrogate Town.
Every player Wolverhampton Wanderers have sent out on loan
Tyler Roberts – Doncaster Rovers confirmed the signing of the 19-year-old on loan from Wolves for the 2023/24 season on June 16. It marks the versatile winger’s first move away from Molineux in his fledgling career. He is a product of Wolves’ academy and is under contract with the club until 2025.
Nigel Lonwijk – Wolves confirmed that Grasshopper Club Zurich had signed the 20-year-old on loan for the 2023/24 season on July 4. The move follows a spell with Plymouth Argyle in 2022/23 for the centre-half. He played in 35 League One games as the Pilgrims won promotion to the Championship.
Theo Corbeanu – Wolves confirmed on July 4 that the 21-year-old had signed for Grasshopper Club Zurich on loan for the 2023/24 season. The right winger had spent the 2022/23 term with Blackpool and Arminia Bielefeld. He played 17 games in the Championship and in 15 for the Bundesliga 2 team.
Louie Moulden – Wolves confirmed that the 21-year-old has signed on loan for National League side Rochdale AFC on July 13. The goalkeeper will spend the 2023/24 campaign with the Dale for his third temporary deal. But it is his first season-long deal after spells at Ebbsfleet United and Solihull Moors.
Ki-Jana Hoever – Stoke City and Wolves announced the season-long loan transfer of the 21-year-old on July 22. The defender also agreed to a one-year contract extension at Molineux before joining the Potters. It followed the Dutchman spending the 22/23 season on loan with PSV Eindhoven and Stoke.
Chiquinho – The 23-year-old followed Hoever to Stoke on July 22 in a season-long loan transfer from Wolves. Molineux chiefs strived to seal a temporary switch for the forward after a knee injury forced him to sit out the 22/23 term. Wolves also hold an option to recall Chiquinho from Stoke in January.
Dexter Lembikisa – Rotherham United secured a season-long loan transfer from Wolves for the 19-year-old on July 27. The Wolves product agreed to the temporary move after helping Jamaica reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals. It is his first loan transfer after four first-team appearances.
Ollie Tipton – Notts County and Wolves agreed to a season-long loan transfer for the 19-year-old on July 28. The Magpies sought to sign the centre-back in a temporary deal after initially taking him on trial during their pre-season. It is his first loan move and presents his first chance at senior minutes.
Luke Cundle – Plymouth Argyle signed the 21-year-old on loan from Wolves for the 2023/24 season on August 7. The midfielder joined the Pilgrims for their return to the Championship. The move also marked his return to the second tier after playing 32 times for Swansea City during the 22/23 term.
Chem Campbell – Charlton Athletic announced the arrival of the 20-year-old on loan from Wolves for the 2023/24 season on August 23. The winger returned to League One after scoring three goals in 17 games on loan with Wycombe Wanderers earlier in 2023. He has eight first-team outings for Wolves.
Bendeguz Bolla – Servette FC secured a season-long loan switch from Wolves for the 23-year-old on August 29. The Molineux outfit also agreed to give the Swiss Super League side an option to buy the right-back in 2024. The Hungary ace joined Wolves in July 2021 but has never represented the club.
Goncalo Guedes – SL Benfica secured a second loan spell from Wolves for the winger on August 29. The 26-year-old will spend the 2023/24 season with the Primeira Liga side following an injury-hit run with As Aguias earlier in 2023. He switched in January but required operations for two knee injuries.
Every player Wolverhampton Wanderers have released in 2023
Joao Moutinho – Wolves released 5 ft 7 of football heaven at the end of his contract on June 30. The 36-year-old spent five glorious years in the Black Country after signing from AS Monaco in July 2018. He recorded 212 appearances, whilst offering 25 assists, and was their Player of the Year in 2018/19.
Diego Costa – Molineux chiefs elected against offering the striker a new contract to stay for a second season. Bruno Lage had moved to sign the Spaniard last September in an emergency late move after losing Sasa Kalajdzic to an injury. But Costa would only manage to score one goal during 25 matches.
Adama Traore – The Premier League announced that Wolves had released the 27-year-old at the end of his contract on June 16. Fulham later secured the signing of the Spaniard as a free agent on August 12. Traore spent five years at Wolves after Middlesbrough for £18m and hit 14 goals over 194 games.
Every academy player Wolverhampton Wanderers have released in 2023
The Premier League announced on June 16 that Wolves had released a number of academy players ahead of their contracts expiring on June 30. The young prospects leaving Molineux are as follows:
Michael Agboola – Lee Harkin – Jack Hodnett – Luke Matheson – Lee McLoughlin – Taylor Perry – Jack Scott
Every loan deal that Wolverhampton Wanderers let expire
With Wolves set to confirm the permanent signings of Traore and Cunha, the Molineux natives will not see any of their players who joined them on loan for the 2022/23 season leave the club this summer.
Every academy player Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed
Leo Lopes – Wolves confirmed the signing of the 18-year-old on July 30. The forward moved to the West Midlands to join the Molineux natives’ Under-21s at first after two years at Grasshopper Club Zurich. Wolves had tracked the Portuguese winger in his youth too before he moved to Switzerland.