Wolverhampton Wanderers seem like making progress of their makes an attempt to snap up a Spanish defender for a modest payment this summer season.
Having already secured the signing of Fer Lopez, Wolves are decided to strengthen their backline, with Vitor Pereira’s aspect persevering with to pursue Christopher Wooh of Rennes.
Together with that ongoing chase for the Cameroon centre-back, the Outdated Gold are additionally hoping to bolster their full-back choices, and stories from Spain counsel that they might be on monitor to take action.
Wolves accelerating in talks to signal Marc Pubill
In accordance with Fichajes, Wolves have entered the race to signal Almeria defender Marc Pubill ‘with a vengeance’ and have ‘accelerated contacts’ with the 22-year-old’s representatives.
The proposal from the Molineux membership is outwardly a lovely one forboth the right-back and the LaLiga2 outfit, who would ‘welcome a sale’ for simply €15m (£12.9m), which has been set because the ‘start line’ for talks to progress.
AC Milan had reportedly been ‘superior of their negotiations’ for the Spaniard, who represented his nation on the latest European Below-21 Championship, however the benefit now appears to be with the Premier League aspect.
£13m for Pubill might be a discount for Wolves
If Wolves can take full command of the race to signal Pubill, it’d give them a prodigious right-back to compete with Matt Doherty – greater than 11 years his senior – for a beginning berth in Pereira’s line-up.
The 22-year-old has develop into famend for his ‘tactical maturity’, alongside together with his ‘physicality, method and attacking capability’ from the proper flank (Fichajes).
Though his G/A output is modest even for a right-back (4 objectives and 10 assists in 105 senior video games), the obvious presence of a membership as esteemed as Milan within the chase for his signature attests to how excessive a ceiling he might have within the coming years.
With Wolves now firmly established within the Premier League – they’re going through into an eighth consecutive season of top-flight soccer – Pubill’s reported asking worth of just below £13m can be a relative discount in at the moment’s market.
It’d characterize a vastly satisfying coup for the Outdated Gold if they’ll see off the seven-time European champions within the race for the Spanish right-back.
