Hwang Hee-chan is a target for Marseille – and now, there is word of Wolves’ stance on the player amid the speculation.
Hwang has been at Wolves for three years, joining on loan from RB Leipzig initially.
He enjoyed his best season to date at the club in 2023/24, scoring 13 goals across all competitions.
His best form came in the first half of the season, when he played in a forward line along with Matheus Cunha and Pedro Neto. Sadly for Gary O’Neil, those three players didn’t play nearly enough together as he’d have liked as they all picked up hamstring injuries at various points in the season.
But it was a top campaign from Hwang, who signed a new contract back in December as a reward for his form.
In recent days, Marseille have made a play for Hwang. The French club have already seen a £21 million bid rejected.
Today, it was reported Hwang has actually agreed personal terms with Marseille, and now there is word on Wolves’ stance.
Wolves have ‘no plans’ to sell Hwang Hee-chan amid Marseille interest
The speculation about Hwang has come rather out of the blue.
Leading into the summer, there had been no talk about him being someone who could potentially leave this summer. Especially since he had had such a great season and also signed a new contract.
Most of the talk has been about his fellow winger Neto leaving.
But Marseille are keen, and it remains to be seen if they’ll come back in with an improved bid.
Apparently, £70,000-a-week star Hwang has actually already given the move the green light. He is said to have agreed personal terms, so it’s just whether Marseille can tempt Wolves.
But journalist Ben Jacobs has taken to X today to share what he knows of the situation. And he says that Wolves aren’t looking to cash in at the moment.
He said: “Wolves still have no plans to sell Hwang Hee-chan.
“No price tag has been put on him despite firm Marseille interest and a rejected £21m offer.”
Hwang exit would be surprising
Jacobs says that Wolves have no plans to sell Hwang, but obviously the club are going to at least hear offers.
The club should certainly be looking to keep hold of Hwang as he has proven to be an important player in recent times and is someone who knows where the goal is.
His exit would be surprising. He’s someone who’s looked really happy at Molineux over the last year or so, and of course he signed that new deal only last December to become one of the top earners at the club.
He is also adored by O’Neil, who branded him ‘really intelligent’ and ‘really talented’ last October. The manager pretty much played him whenever he was fit last season.
Given all the speculation about Neto over the last few months, it would definitely be surprising if Hwang was sold before the Portuguese forward.