Wolverhampton Wanderers are gearing up for a busy winter.
They’ll do battle with old foes Norwich City this weekend before hosting the defending Premier League champions Manchester City the day after Boxing Day, and then there’s the small matter of Liverpool less than 48 hours later.
The west Midlanders are also expected to be active in the transfer market as manager Nuno Santo revealed that he very much intends to bolster his squad in January, although he wouldn’t say too much on who or what position.
BirminghamLive claimed that the club were primarily after central options in defence and midfield, and that could well be the case looking at who they have been linked with since the summer.
One name that just won’t go away is Spanish playmaker Dani Olmo, who plies his trade in Croatia for Dinamo Zagreb.
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According to Sportske Novosti, Wolves sent scouts to watch the 21-year-old in action when Manchester City welcomed his side in the Champions League last week.
Olmo delivered by scoring Zagreb’s only goal in their 4-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium, a happy hunting ground for the old gold having won there earlier in the season.
The attacking midfielder has scored seven and also assisted seven in 21 appearances in all competitions this campaign, per Transfermarkt, making him seem like a very worthy transfer target.
Although it remains to be seen whether or not a bid will come in for the former Barcelona man, his arrival would lump major uncertainty over the future of home-grown prospect Morgan Gibbs-White.
The 19-year-old academy graduate has barely featured this season and is currently out through injury. His return could coincide with any midfield addition next month, meaning his chances of earning game time under Nuno get even slimmer.
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A loan move could soon become the only way to revive his career at Molineux – he’s made just one start in the top-flight this campaign, and despite playing an advanced role, he’s only ever got on the scoresheet once in his entire Wolves career.
That really puts things into perspective considering Olmo, who is rated at £27m by Transfermarkt, has bettered that sevenfold.
Gibbs-White will surely be worried about how January will pan out.
Meanwhile, Kevin Thelwell’s warning shouldn’t deter them from going for glory in the Europa League this season…
