Wolves near £8m deal as director admits star has ‘told us’ he wants move

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Wolves are reportedly closing in on a deal for Nico Elvedi with Borussia Monchengladbach’s managing director doing little to dampen the speculation surrounding the Premier League-bound centre-half. 

The transfer market giveth, and the transfer market taketh away as far as Gladbach are concerned.

During a revealing press conference on Friday, the Bundesliga club’s managing director Roland Virkus admitted that talks were underway to bring in Max Wober from Leeds United.  

Wober will, for all intents and purposes, fill a void created by Elvedi’s departure to Wolverhampton Wanderers. With a contract expiring in 2024, and having informed Gladbach of his desire to try ‘something new’, Julen Lopetegui’s concerns over Wolves’ lack of transfer market activity should be quelled somewhat as Elvedi packs his bags and heads to Molineux. 

Wolves close in on Nico Elvedi deal

“I said I want players to want to play here. (Those who) want to commit to Borussia Monchengladbach,” Virkus tells Gladbach Live. 

“Nico told us that he wanted to do something new. We understand that. We want to clarify things as soon as possible.”

Wolves, BILD say, will pay around £8 million for the long-serving Switzerland international. Virkus, however, insists that there is ‘still a lot to do’ before the Zurich-born 26-year-old is posing for photos in ‘Old Gold’. 

“In the case of Nico, it’s like this; Nico has performed excellently here for eight years. And then maybe there’s a point where the player says, ‘I need a new challenge’, which is completely normal and I don’t find it objectionable,” Virkus adds.

“And then you have to make sure that you find solutions.

“We’re in these talks. And then we’ll see what ultimately comes out of it. Nico told us that he would like to do something new, quite frankly. And we understand that too.”

Elvedi will strengthen a Wolves backline hit by the departures of Nathan Collins and Conor Coady to Brentford and Leicester City. Speculation continues to rage over Max Kilman’s future too with Serie A champions Napoli interested.