Wolves will be a very busy club this summer, with a number of players expected to depart.
Matheus Cunha is perhaps the most obvious outgoing, with many clubs looking at him and his £62.5 million release clause.
At the moment, Manchester United are keen on Cunha and are the favourites to sign him.
But Nelson Semedo could yet leave Wolves when his contract expires, as could Pablo Sarabia.
Furthermore, we could see some squad players leave, with Sam Johnstone and Tommy Doyle having both been linked with exits.
And one other player who follow all these people out the door this summer is Hwang Hee-chan, with journalist Liam Keen dropping his verdict on the situation yesterday.
Hwang Hee-chan’s people may seek exit from Wolves for him
Hwang Hee-chan has certainly had a season to forget.
Last term, under Gary O’Neil, the South Korea international was one of Wanderers’ best players, finishing the campaign with 13 goals to his name.
But this term, he’s managed just three, and been way below the levels he showed last term.
Injuries have not helped his cause. But Hwang has found himself on the periphery for a while now, with Vitor Pereira favouring other players – even ones who aren’t wingers, like Marshall Munetsi.
Liam Keen answered a question about Hwang on the latest E&S podcast, and feels the player could be moving on this summer.
He said: “Obviously a move almost materialised with Marseille (last summer). He hasn’t had a good season. I think people around the deal, I don’t mean Wolves, I mean people around Hwang and the deal, I think would potentially want to get something done.
“I’m not sold on it (the idea of him going). I think there’s got to be a decent fee as well. It’s a tough one, a tinge of sadness to it as well because I think he’s a good player. But he’s not had a good season.”
A real chance Hwang leaves Wolves this summer
This will be an interesting one to watch unfold this summer, because Hwang has sadly gone right off the boil at Wolves.
Last term he was brilliant, but he has not been able to follow that up and he has again had injuries that have prevented him from playing.
| Hwang Hee-chan for Wolves |
| Appearances – 118 |
| Goals – 24 |
| Assists – 8 |
Wolves may look at the injury record and feel this is a player they cannot wholly count on. He has missed 43 matches for Wolves and South Korea since he came to Molineux on an initial loan deal from RB Leipzig.
Wolves paid £14 million to sign Hwang permanently, so it will be interesting to see what kind of price they’d be looking for this summer.
Marseille reportedly offered £21 million last summer for Hwang. You’d have to think if that kind of bid came in again this summer then Wolves would not think twice about accepting.