Wolves Reject £50m Newcastle Bid For Striker Jørgen Strand Larsen

2 weeks ago

Wolves person rejected a £50m bid from Newcastle for Jørgen Strand Larsen and support nan striker is not for sale.

Wolves are alert Newcastle identified Strand Larsen arsenic a cardinal target but their stance is they cannot spend to waste nan Norwegian earlier nan adjacent of nan transportation model connected Monday. Wolves deem Strand Larsen irreplaceable owing to nan timing and Strand Larsen’s grounds arsenic a proven goalscorer successful nan Premier League.

Newcastle are without a bona fide No 9 amid nan continued absence of Alexander Isak and nan departure of Callum Wilson astatine nan extremity of his contract. The Wolves caput coach, Vítor Pereira, deems Strand Larsen his only elder striker.

The 25-year-old scored 14 top-flight goals for nan nine past play and joined successful a £23m woody successful July aft a successful indebtedness from Celta Vigo. Strand Larsen was withdrawn towards nan extremity of Wolves’ conclusion astatine Bournemouth connected Saturday pinch what Pereira described arsenic a insignificant achilles problem.

Wolves person sold Matheus Cunha and Rayan Aït-Nouri this summertime and nan erstwhile nine skipper Nelson Semedo departed for Fenerbahce aft rejecting a caller contract.

Pereira is hopeful of offloading Fábio Silva, a £35m signing successful 2020, connected a imperishable deal, while Hwang Hee-chan and Sasa Kalajdzic could besides move earlier nan deadline.

Newcastle person truthful acold grounded successful attempts to motion Yoane Wissa from Brentford, who are holding retired for what they deem a adjacent value for nan forward, while Benjamin Sesko preferred a move to Manchester United. Newcastle were besides willing successful Liam Delap and João Pedro, some of whom joined Chelsea.

Pereira wants astatine slightest 3 much signings: a cardinal defender, pinch nan nine pushing for Girona’s Ladislav Krejci, a cardinal midfielder and a versatile guardant priorities.