Wolves make move to re-sign Leander Dendoncker – sources
Wolves have registered their interest in re-signing Leander Dendoncker before the transfer window closes, sources have told Football Insider.
The Premier League side are hoping to secure the midfielder on a loan deal for the rest of the season.
Wolves are in the market for a holding midfielder in the remaining days of the transfer window.
However, a stumbling block on this potential transfer is that Anderlecht are also keen on re-signing Dendoncker.
The 29-year-old joined Aston Villa from Wolves in 2022 but spent the second half of last season on loan at Napoli.
Dendoncker had fallen down the pecking order at Villa Park and only made eight Premier League appearances in the first half of the campaign.
Wolves want to bring Leander Dendoncker back to Molineux
The Belgium international struggled for game time after joining Napoli, only playing three times for the Italian outfit.
Dendoncker has yet to feature for Villa this season and hasn’t even made the match-day squad for either of the opening two Premier League fixtures.
Wolves are looking to bring him back to the club he spent four seasons, but he also has a long history with Anderlecht.
Dendoncker started his career with the Belgian side and has made more appearances for them than any other team.
The versatile midfielder made 159 appearances throughout his time at Wolves, scoring 12 goals and providing four assists.
However, his ability to play as a centre-back and as a box-to-box midfielder would give Gary O’Neil more options if he was to return to the club.
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Wolves and Al-Shabab now in ‘advanced talks’ over £60k-a-week player’s Molineux exit
Wolves are in for a busy couple of days with a number of players expected to depart the club.
It is transfer deadline day on Friday, and Wolves will be looking to move a number of players out over the next 48 hours.
Max Kilman and Pedro Neto have been the only two big departures so far, with a handful of young players sealing loan moves.
It is expected though that at least a couple more sales will be made.
Goncalo Guedes could leave, as could winger Chiquinho.
And one other player who could be on his way is Daniel Podence, who has made substitute appearances for Wolves in the club’s first two Premier League games of 2024/25.
Wolves winger Daniel Podence closing in on Al-Shabab move, ‘confidence’ a deal will be done
Podence has come back to Wolves this summer and there has been some surprise that he is still a Wolves player at this point.
The £60,000-a-week ace spent last season on loan at Olympiacos and really thrived.
The Portuguese was expected to complete a move back there, and Olympiacos are still keen, but it looks as though a move to Saudi Arabia is now on the cards.
It has now been reported by journalist Rudy Galetti that Wolves and Al-Shabab are now in advanced talks over a deal.
He writes: “Advanced talks between #AlShabab and #Wolves for Daniel #Podence. The 2 clubs are discussing small details to finalize the agreement.
