As Wolverhampton Wanderers plot a promotion push next season, Molineux may prove to be the perfect temporary home for Newcastle United’s Rolando Aarons
Former Newcastle United midfielder Jermaine Jenas’ time on Tyneside is synonymous with an infamous tagline referencing life in a goldfish bowl – signalling the pressures of being a Magpies player in a football-obsessed city. A teenage Jenas signed for Newcastle in 2002 and endured three years of local celebrity status whilst trying to make an impression on his emerging career.
The very nature of life in a metaphorical goldfish bowl means that every social interaction can be detailed, discussed and digested to the nth degree – leading to a necessity for a near mistake-free existence for young professionals still finding their way in the world, in addition to learning their trade on one of the grandest of scales.
Unfortunately, for peers of Rolando Aarons, there are not too many careers that receive 24-hour exposure across a multitude of media outlets throughout the world – with Aarons facing his share of recent coverage in the North-East.
Further to the potential need to alleviate the pressures of life in Newcastle, Aarons is also beginning to return to competitive action following a significant injury lay-off – meaning that any subsequent regular first team action may prove beneficial to the 21-year-old’s fledgling career.
This is where a loan move to Wolverhampton Wanderers would be an ideal scenario for the talented winger in 2017-18.
Aarons is not likely to impose himself on a potential Premier League Newcastle next season, with the likes of Matt Ritchie and Yoan Gouffran at the club; moreover the expected higher-level competition set to be added to Rafael Benitez’s squad upon their return to the top flight.
Wolves can offer Aarons an appropriate setting to develop his game, alongside fellow starlets such as Helder Costa and Lee Evans, in addition to Aarons’ England U-21 team mates Kortney Hause and Dominic Iorfa – with Molineux boss Paul Lambert already showing his faith in abilities of younger talents such as Connor Ronan, Morgan Gibbs-White and Harry Burgoyne at various points this season.
In return, Wolves’ major benefactor to any Aarons recruitment could prove to be forward Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. The Iceland international striker was signed after starring for his country at Euro 2016, including his country’s victory over England last summer. However, Bodvarsson has not experienced a prolific first season in English football – possibly due the quality of service from wide areas.
Wolves signed Ben Marshall in January – a player who is certainly capable of delivering from the right hand side – but remain without an equivalent balance on the left. For the 6ft 3in Bodvarsson, the potential recipient of quality wide service from Aarons and Marshall, in addition to the creativity of Costa from a central area, could unlock his strengths and ignite Wolves as an attacking force in 2017-18.
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