Wolverhampton Wanderers are said to be closing in on the 26-year-old.
According to the print edition of Portuguese newspaper A Bola (06/07/2017), Wolverhampton Wanderers’ loan deal for Willy Boly will include a £10.5million option to buy the following summer.
The FC Porto player has been linked with Wolves for a while now, with contrasting reports coming out of Portugal, but if the latest is true, it seems the Championship side could keep him for longer than a single campaign.
Boly has only featured eight times for Porto since signing from Braga last summer. He previously turned out 45 times for the rival Portuguese club and has also had a spell at French side Auxerre, coming through their youth ranks before becoming a first-team regular, featuring 112 times before his change of scene.
As reported by HITC sport earlier this week, the defender has agreed a loan move but the option to turn that switch into a permanent one will be another twist for Wolves fans eager for the new campaign to kick off.
While no deal has yet been done, Boly’s Porto teammate Ruben Neves is expected to arrive at Molineux in due course, and if he settles quickly in his new surroundings he could be one of the Championship’s standout players.
New Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has wasted little time making his mark at the club and while his new signings will have to gel the initial signs are promising.
At 26, and given his experience and desire to make up for lost time, Boly could be another fine addition, although he will have to perform well week in, week out to justify the £10.5million outlay it would take to keep him at Wolves beyond 2018.
With credit to @PortuBall for the below link to A Bola’s print edition.
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