Wolves scout watched Cacereno vs Atletico Madrid as report suggests eight potential targets

It has been an terrible season thus far for Wolves, who’re nineteenth within the Premier League desk.

Gary O’Neil is on the verge of the sack after a surprising 4-0 defeat to Everton in midweek. A loss towards West Ham United on Sunday will certainly imply it’s throughout for him.

Actually, him reaching the January switch window appears a impossible final result proper now.

However Wolves are working away within the background whatever the supervisor’s place – and it appears there are a number of gamers the membership had an eye fixed on from both Atletico Madrid or Cacereno.

Wolves scout watched Atletico Madrid as Clement Lenglet, Reinildo and others prompt

Wolves are in determined want of a brand new centre-back.

It was reported not too long ago that Wolves signing a brand new centre-back in January would be the principal focus, having not changed Max Kilman in the summertime, and having then misplaced Yerson Mosquera to a season-ending knee damage.

As reported by Mundo Deportivo, Wolves truly despatched a scout to the latest sport between Atletico Madrid and Cacereno.

It’s unclear as to who precisely the scout was there to observe, however Mundo do provide some recommendations.

Veteran centre-back Reinildo didn’t truly play, however is recommended as a possible goal since he’s out of contract on the finish of the season.

Clement Lenglet, on mortgage from Barcelona, is one other centre-back who might have been of curiosity. He got here off the bench within the sport. Some will do not forget that Lenglet has had spells within the Premier League earlier than with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

Wingers Rodrigo Riquelme and Samu Lino are additionally prompt as gamers who may match Wolves.

For Careceno, goalkeeper Diego Nieves, strikers Christian Martínez and Salinas, and defender Barrio are all prompt as potential gamers who the Wolves scout might have had their eye on.

Wolves can use Atletico connection to make signings

The membership are in a really comparable scenario to what they had been two years in the past when Julen Lopetegui arrived on the membership forward of the January switch window.

He wanted gamers to come back in who may make a distinction there after which – and he did handle to try this.

The additions of Craig Dawson and Mario Lemina proved particularly key. Had these two not arrived, Wolves might not have survived relegation that season.

We’ll see what occurs in January, however the addition of a first-team prepared central defender is totally basically, and one can solely hope the groundwork has already been laid for somebody to come back in good and early within the window.

Wolves have clearly performed enterprise with Atletico Madrid earlier than, having introduced gamers like Jonny Castro Otto, Diogo Jota and Matheus Cunha to the membership.