Wolves will be busy this summer with several players out of contract at Molineux.
The hope is that Wolves will still be a Premier League club and at the moment, things are looking promising.
Wolves are six points clear of the drop zone, and have Southampton this weekend which is a real opportunity to get three points on the board.
It seems that Wolves could be looking to sign another centre-back this summer.
Victor Lindelof was linked with Wolves recently, with the Manchester United ace out of contract this summer.
Wolves are also said to like Koni De Winter of Genoa – but one new report suggests Wanderers officials could struggle to do a deal.
Wolves target Koni De Winter was widespread transfer interest
According to Give Me Sport, Koni De Winter is attracting quite a bit of attention already.
The central defender – who has one cap for Belgium – has impressed with his performances over in Italy after recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained earlier in the season.
Wolves like what they have seen – but any pursuit this summer may not be straightforward.
That’s because at least six other clubs in addition to Wolves are currently on De Winter’s tail.
West Ham United and Nottingham Forest are the other Premier League clubs who are interested, and then Italian clubs Inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli and AS Roma are all keen as well.
It is stated that West Ham could be Wolves’ biggest competitors in the race to sign De Winter.
De Winter has yet to speak about his future.
Koni De Winter is like Vincent Kompany
Clearly, De Winter has been performing well lately to have this many clubs tracking him ahead of the summer.
Wolves will be losing Craig Dawson this summer when his contract ends, and there is potential for Yerson Mosquera to need time to get back up to speed following his serious knee injury.
De Winter is certainly a player that fits with the current transfer MO at Molineux, which is to buy younger players with high potential to sell on for a big profit in the coming years.
| Koni De Winter for Genoa in 2024/25 |
| Appearances – 17 |
| Minutes played – 1448 |
| Goals – 3 |
| Pass accuracy – 84.7% |
| Percentage of dribblers tackled – 70.6% |
| Percentage of aerial duels won – 72.5% |
| Yellow/red cards – 6/0 |
And he reckons he plays a bit like Vincent Kompany did, which is bound to appeal.
He said in an interview with The i Paper earlier this year: “All my life I have been told I play like Vincent Kompany. I have this ability to make runs with the ball like he did, I have the same technical side.
“It’s a really big name, so I one day hope to be able to live up to him. You look at the other big names (former Belgian Premier League defenders) and it is only right that they ended playing up in the best competitions.”