Wolverhampton Wanderers transfer news from BirimghamLive with the club set to miss out on Alex Scott
Bristol City midfielder Alex Scott looks poised to sign for Bournemouth, with reports suggesting terms for the move have already been agreed.
Scott has been a target for Wolves, who have been linked with the 19-year-old since the January transfer window and reportedly had two offers knocked back this summer.
However, the club has had to tighten its belt after spending heavily in previous transfer windows, something that is likely to have been a bone of contention with Julen Lopetegui who departed as manager this week.
The Bournemouth Daily Echo reports they understand Scott is to have a medical with the Cherries after agreeing a fee. They report the deal is ‘over the £20m mark’ for a player who was a regular in the Bristol City team last season and was named the Championship’s young player of the year.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers news from BirminghamLive as our Wolves reporter Mike Baggaley looks at the immediate challenge for new manager Gary O’Neil.
Gary O’Neil is the new Wolves manager, his appointment confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after Julen Lopetegui’s departure was announced.
Losing Lopetegui at this stage is to say the least unfortunate as O’Neil has little time to prepare the team for their opening game of the new Premier League season at Manchester United on Monday. That’s going to be a challenge for the 40-year-old former Bournemouth manager who no doubt has a million and one things to deal with as he looks to build on the impressive job he did with the Cherries last season. Here’s just ten to start with….
Put an arm round Fabio Silva: The stat about Wolves being the lowest scorers in the Premier League last season has been repeated more times than the 31 goals they actually scored. So, something has to be done to improve that record and spare us all having to read the line again.
What gives us hope this can change? Well, Fabio Silva is back after spending last season out on loan. He’s looked the real deal over the last two friendlies and, whether he scores or not, he lifts the crowd every time he gets the ball. He said after the Luton friendly last week that he wasn’t sure if he would still be here when the transfer window closes. That might not be in the head coach’s control but he can do his bit by making him feel wanted.
Emphasise the difference with Julen Lopetegui : The new boss is going to hear a lot about how Wolves have just lost an elite level coach. This is true but the fact of the matter is they have lost an elite level coach who didn’t actually want to be here.
Gary O’Neil can emphasise the positives by talking about his pride in getting the job. Expect some of that in his first press conference on Friday afternoon.
