As early as Monday, a deal will be completed for Coady to joinEverton on loan. Wolves have granted the captain’s leave to allow him to play regular football in the build-up to the World Cup and Everton have an option to sign him at the end of the season. Wolves will make the Valencia forward their second summer signing in a deal that will be worth over 25 million dollars.
Ben Godfrey fractured his leg in the loss to Chelsea on Saturday and will be out for a long time. Coady started every game for Wolves last season, but was a substitute in the first game of the season. Bruno Lage was happy to keep the defender, but he left with the approval of the head coach.
Lage decided to change his tactics during the close-season and preferred Nathan Collins and Max Kilman in a two-man central defence. Coady has played in a back five for the majority of his time at Wolves. Coady could slot in alongside Yerry Mina and James Tarkowski, another summer signing, as a back five. Frank said the 20-year-old Onana is set to sign from Lille.
Lage said on Friday that Coady was one of the best people he knew in football. Do you know how many games Wolves played? You know how many games he played? He played all of the games with me. The club and I have massive respect for Coady. I will choose the best for my team, but I can’t forget Coady.
A welcome boost to a Wolves team short on attacking options is the arrival of Guedes, who has 32 caps for Portugal. They were the lowest scoring team in the league despite finishing 10th. Last season, Guedes scored 11 league goals in La Liga.
Ral Jiménez, Wolves top scorer last season, will be out for at least another month with a knee injury. Adama Traoré is out with a leg problem.
Wolves intend to keep Morgan Gibbs-White despite serious interest fromNottingham Forest, who have had three bids for the player rejected.
