Molineux News

The arrival of Vitor Pereira as manager has seen the feel-good factor return to Wolves after a terrible start to the season.

Wolves have clinched consecutive Premier League victories and clean sheets against Leicester City and Manchester United to move out of the relegation zone.

It’s the first time since matchday 12 that the Old Gold have escaped the bottom three, with Vitor Pereira’s Wolves squad oozing confidence.

Several first-team players have returned to their best form in those wins. Matt Doherty was fantastic as a centre-back against Man United while praise came in for Andre who blew away Lee Naylor with his display.

Next up for the Old Gold is another tough test as they face a trip to Tottenham who own a player Nuno Espirito Santo almost signed in 2019.

Wolves almost signed Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski in 2019

Wolves are familiar with being haunted by former targets or players they nearly captured in years gone by.

In the disappointing defeat to Bournemouth, former Wolves target Evanilson helped the Cherries on their way by winning three penalties – the first time any player has done that in the Premier League.

Now, Swedish playmaker Dejan Kulusevski will be looking to come back to bite the Wanderers. Wolves almost signed Kulusevksi from Atalanta after Nuno Santo was prepared to sanction a £13m offer, per Birmingham Live.

MORE WOLVES STORIES

Unfortunately, the Italian side wanted closer to £21 million and the winger ended up signing for Juventus in a £29m deal in January 2020 before being captured by Tottenham on an 18-month loan two years later.

Kulusevski then made his move to North London permanent for £25m in the summer of 2023 and the rest, as they say, is history.

What Gary Neville once said about Kulusevski

In nearly three years in England’s top flight, Kulusevski has emerged as one of the Premier League’s best playmakers.

The 24-year-old has been tipped to become the successor to Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City and the statistics prove why.

Under the guidance of Ange Postecoglou, the silky Swedish international has reached new heights, posting an impressive 13 goal involvements in 27 matches in all competitions this term.

Further, in Spurs’ memorable victory over Man City, Kulusevski ran the show and he left Gary Neville amazed by his performance on Sky Sports commentary, via Hotspur Related.

“Kulusevski was special out there. The way he ran past players, with his quality and strength, it was an absolutely fantastic performance,” Neville said.

This weekend, the Tottenham star will be looking to come back to haunt Wolves as they perhaps regret not signing him as a 19-year-old over five years ago.

Wolves have been handed a massive opportunity to pick up a result in Sunday’s match vs Spurs.

In a quick turnaround, Vitor Pereira is set to take charge of his third Wolves game on Sunday since he was appointed.

So far, the Portuguese manager has overseen two victories in two games which has lifted the side out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Boxing Day’s 2-0 win over Man United was particularly impressive as they limited the Red Devils to zero clear-cut chances.

Now, Pereira faces his biggest challenge so far as the club travels to London to take on Spurs.

However, Wolves have been handed a massive opportunity to pick up a result due to Tottenham’s dire injury record.

Tottenham are set to be without nine players for Sunday’s clash vs Wolves

Spurs are set to be without multiple stars for Sunday’s clash vs Wolves. The club have been in crisis in recent weeks with injuries continuing to pile up.

Their recent defeat to Nottingham Forest did not help matters as Radu Dragusin was forced off the pitch with an ankle injury.

MORE WOLVES STORIES

On top of this, Djed Spence is also unavailable after he was sent off vs Forest for two bookable offences.

The duo join Guglielmo Vicario, Christian Romero and Richarlison who are all set to be out for the clash due to their long-term injuries.

Micky van der Ven and Wilson Odobert also remain on the sidelines, while the game will likely come too early for Mikey Moore and Ben Davies.

Wolves have a massive opportunity to punish Spurs further

Spurs’ struggles with injuries have been well-documented throughout recent weeks. The club have won two of their last nine games, with their defence being considerably depleted.

Now, that even more players are out of action, it presents a chance for Wolves to inflict further misery on the capital side.

A victory could potentially move the Old Gold clear of the relegation zone and up to 15th.

It would prove to be a massive result for Pereira’s side given the difficult fixtures that are on the horizon.

Wolves are always on the lookout for those hidden gems – and the club look ready to make an offer for one played who recently stunned Tottenham Hotspur in Europe.

Wolves got off to a tricky start this season after a very tough run of fixtures, but have come into a bit of form recently.

It’s now four games unbeaten for Wolves, who have won back-to-back games in the Premier League to climb out of the relegation zone to the delight of supporters.

The hope is that things will click for Wolves from here on in, and that a relegation battle won’t be a worry come the end of the season.

Wolves could be in for an interesting summer regardless of the fate of the club, and apparently, an offer could be made for Galatasaray star Yunus Akgun.

Wolves plan to make offer for Yunus Akgun in summer 2025 transfer window

As reported by Takvim, Wolves are planning to make an offer for Yunus Akgun Galatasaray next summer.

After loan spells with Adana Demirspor and Leicester City, Akgun has risen to prominence in recent times and has scored six goals and made two assists in 17 appearances so far this season.

Four of those goals have come in this season’s Europa League, making him the joint-top goalscorer in the competition so far, along with Samu Aghehowa of FC Porto and Olympiacos forward Ayoub El Kaabi.

MORE WOLVES STORIES

Wolves are said to be keeping a close eye on the Turkish star.

The 24-year-old has 14 caps for the Turkey national team, and is capable of playing on either wing, although this season he’s predominantly played from the left side.

Akgun recently made headlines for scoring a stunning volley against Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League, with Galatasaray going on to win that game 3-2.

Wolves could be preparing to lose Pablo Sarabia

With Akgun being left-footed and capable of playing from the right side, one instantly thinks about how he could potentially be a replacement for Pablo Sarabia.

The Spaniard is out of contract next summer, and it would be no surprise if Wolves allowed him to leave on a free.

It was reported recently that Wolves are ‘unlikely’ to offload Sarabia in January, with the player set to see out his contract.

Sarabia has interest from Sevilla, so it’s hard to see him sticking around too much longer.

Hwang Hee-chan has had a poor season so far and might be someone who could move on next summer, and Goncalo Guedes has also been linked with Villarreal.

So there could well be scope to sign a new winger and Wolves fans will hope Akgun can deliver if signed.