Bournemouth ready to sell Lewis Grabban permanently which should see Wolves move ahead of Aston Villa and Sunderland in the race to sign him.
Eddie Howe, manager of Bournemouth, applauds the fans after the Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
Eddie Howe has given hope to the Championship clubs chasing Lewis Grabban with the Bournemouth manager admitting the striker could be sold in January.
As the Birmingham Mail reports, both Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers are competing for Grabban – who has impressed on loan at Sunderland this season with 11 league goals in 17 matches.
Lewis Grabban of Sunderland scores during the Sky Bet Championship match against Aston Villa.
“We will make the right decision for him and for us,” Howe said. “I think it will be something we will sit down and talk about.”
There is a belief that the Cherries could recall Grabban early from his season-long loan at the Stadium of Light in order to sell him permanently in the New Year.
Of the three sides most keen on signing the 29-year-old this should give the most hope to Wolves because of the financial constraints of their competitors.
Nuno Espirito Santo manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers shots at his players during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United at Molineux on November…
After a bumper year of spending in 2016/17 after being relegated from the Premier League, Villa are having to be extremely careful this term not to breach Financial Fair Play rules and therefore wanted a loan deal for Grabban – as reported by the Shields Gazette.
Funds are even more limited at the Black Cats, with the Chronicle outlining the financial problems the North East team currently have and therefore the league leaders and their wealthy owners appear to be in the best position to land the forward.
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