New Wolves transfer update issued - 'it'll be a pretty chaotic' | OneFootball

Wolves' technical director Matt Jackson believes that the transfer business will heat up now that the World Cup is coming to a close

Wolves are expecting to undergo quite a large squad refresh ahead of their first Championship campaign following eight years in the Premier League, but business has been slow thus far.

As is always the case with relegated sides, players who feel they are at a level above the Championship are expected to move on to other top-flight clubs, and there's an onus on those players being replaced, too.

At Molineux, though, no one has been sold in the early stages of the summer transfer window, while just three new names have come through the door.

The £7.7 million spent on Standard Liege winger Rafiki Said marks the first paid-for arrival this summer, and Wolves' first in over a month, with the other two new signings, Kieran Trippier and a returning Raul Jimenez, being completed in the opening stages of the window, following the conclusion of their contracts at Newcastle United and Fulham, respectively.

Wolves' technical director gives update on summer transfer business

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Ultimately, those three deals aren't going to be the only ones this summer, with plenty more incomings and outgoings expected at Molineux before the season begins, and especially before the transfer window shuts on September 1.

Matt Jackson, Wolves' technical director, admitted to Birmingham World that the ongoing World Cup has slowed business significantly this summer, not only at Molineux, but all across football.

With the tournament down to its final four and in its final week, things will be set to accelerate on the transfer front sooner rather than later.

"We always knew that the World Cup group stages were going to delay things," Jackson said.

"The World's best players were there, and a massive amount of money was tied up in those players. Clubs didn't know if they'd be coming back fit and well, so there's a delay from that perspective.

"You don't want to invest massive transfer fees in somebody who is playing at the tournament and could get injured. We definitely expect to see it speed up now — teams are back in training, so they find out exactly what they've got.

"It'll soon heat up again, and it'll be a pretty chaotic next couple of months."

Luckily enough, one of Wolves' few arrivals, Raul Jimenez, didn't suffer injury at the World Cup with Mexico, instead playing a key role in their run to the Round of 16, where they fell to England at the Azteca Stadium.

The 35-year-old netted three times throughout the tournament, following a Premier League campaign where he scored nine times for Fulham.

There's plenty of cause for excitement at Wolves in the transfer window this summer

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It's safe to say that last season's Wolves side, who took until January to win a league game, weren't the most popular of squads in the club's history, and some fans are looking forward to a bit of a refresh at Molineux.

There may only have been three new arrivals, but all three look to be brilliant signings. Despite their ages, both Trippier and Jimenez have enough top-flight qualities to ensure they'll be amongst the best in their positions in the Championship.

Meanwhile, Said is coming off the back of a fourth straight campaign of scoring at least eight goals from the wing for the likes of Nîmes and Troyes in France and, recently, with Standard Liege in Belgium.

The 26-year-old looks very exciting, and with a decent seven-figure fee attached to him, there are clearly high hopes for what he can do in the Championship with what is expected to be a ball-dominant, dangerous attacking Wolves side.

If there's more where that came from, then fans at Molineux have every right to look forward to the new campaign in the Championship. Ideally, they'll be heading back to the Premier League in May with a stronger squad than they had last season.