Wolverhampton Wanderers will play Premier League football once again next season after they avoided relegation back down to the Championship.
The Old Gold had been battling it out at the bottom of the table for much of the campaign until recently, when Leicester City, Southampton, and Ipswich Town all had their places in the bottom three confirmed.
Vitor Pereira, who came in to replace Gary O’Neil, has guided the team to six successive wins in the Premier League, moving them clear of relegation, and supporters may be excited to see what he can achieve with a pre-season and a full campaign at the helm.
Wolves, who beat Leicester 3-0 last time out in the top-flight, could utilise the upcoming summer transfer window to provide the Portuguese head coach with even more quality to call upon to help the club push on in the league next season.
The first signing of the window, however, will be a player who is already at the club because Jorgen Strand Larsen’s loan deal will be converted into a permanent one for £23m, having reached his appearance threshold back in January.
He is currently on loan from Spanish side Celta Vigo and will put pen to paper on a long-term contract with the Old Gold to remain at Wolves beyond the end of this season.
Why Jorgen Strand Larsen has been a great signing
The Norwegian forward scored 13 goals in 37 matches for Celta Vigo in La Liga last season, before his move to England, and this meant that the club are bringing in a player with a proven goal record in a major European league.
Thankfully, Larsen has been able to translate that form over to the Premier League with Wolves this term, making himself an incredibly valuable member of Pereira’s squad and vital to their efforts to avoid relegation.
Standing at 6 foot 4, the 25-year-old star provides a physical presence at the top end of the pitch for the Old Gold, winning 2.1 aerial battles per game and 41% of his contests in the air overall.
As well as being a useful outlet for the team to alleviate pressure, the Norway international has also offered a big goal threat throughout the Premier League season.
Appearances
32
xG
10.04
Goals
13
Conversion rate
25%
Big chances created
5
Assists
2
As you can see in the table above, the £23m-rated star has outperformed his xG by roughly three goals, which shows that he is an effective and clinical finisher who can make the most of the chances that are created for him.
Impressively, Larsen has scored eight right-footed goals, three left-footed goals, and two headers, as well as two goals from outside the box, which speaks to how complete he is as a striker and why the forward has been an excellent signing.
Wolves could, now, find a dream strike partner for the Norwegian powerhouse by completing a move for a free agent they are reportedly keen on.
Wolves eyeing up Premier League forward
According to Football Insider, Wolverhampton Wanderers are plotting a swoop to sign Leicester striker Jamie Vardy on a free transfer in the upcoming summer transfer window.
Despite missing a penalty against the Old Gold last weekend, the former England international has emerged as a target for the club as they look to bolster their attacking options ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
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Vardy has already confirmed that his legendary association with Leicester will come to an end when his current contract expires this summer, which will provide Wolves with a chance to snap him up for nothing.
Football Insider reports that the striker wants to remain in the Premier League, and that Wolves view him as an impact player who could be a useful addition to their squad next season.
The 38-year-old star could come in as a short-term option to bolster Pereira’s attacking options, and he could be a fantastic one-two punch with Strand Larsen.
Why Wolves should sign Jamie Vardy
The Old Gold should sign the striker because he is a proven Premier League centre-forward who could almost guarantee an impact in the final third in the 2025/26 campaign.
Vardy, who has scored three goals against Wolves in his career, has scored 143 goals in the top-flight for the Foxes, which shows that he knows how to find the back of the net at that level.
Former Leicester winger Matt Piper claimed that the English attacker has the ability and the “hunger” to “consistently score goals”, which is backed up by his statistics over the years.
The current campaign is Vardy’s tenth season of Premier League football with the Foxes, and he has hit double figures for goals in seven of those, with a chance to do it for an eighth time before the end of this term.
24/25
32
7
22/23
37
3
21/22
25
15
20/21
34
15
19/20
35
23
18/19
34
18
17/18
37
20
16/17
35
13
15/16
36
24
14/15
34
5
As you can see in the table above, Vardy has consistently found the back of the net at an impressive rate throughout his time in the top-flight with Leicester.
The veteran attacker, who has scored 143 goals from 141.20 xG in his Premier League career, could be the perfect striker to come in and complement Strand Larsen, as an excellent player to bring off the bench.
Vardy could step in when the Norway international needs a rest, come in off the bench when required, or even form a strike partnership with the 25-year-old ace, whose physical presence could occupy defenders to provide the Englishman with space to constantly make runs off the last man.
Therefore, there are so many ways in which Pereira could utilise the 38-year-old marksman’s talents to make him an effective option alongside Strand Larsen next season, which is why Wolves must press ahead with a deal for the soon-to-be free agent.
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