A phenomenal superstar from the Netherlands has agreed to a one-year contract with the option to extend as a free agent with the Premier League side Wolves.
Wolves were dealt two tricky first fixtures to launch their 2024/25 Premier League season and their run didn’t get off to the most ideal start. After being hit with a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in their opening fixture, Gary O’Neil’s side hoped to come away with a positive result in their first home game of the campaign.
Wolves hosted Chelsea at Molineux, who splashed £219.6 million on new signings during the summer, and played out a dramatic eight-goal thriller. Despite the hosts opening their account with goals for Matheus Cunha and Jørgen Strand Larsen, it wasn’t enough to match Chelsea’s output. The Blues put six past Wolves, as Cole Palmer and Noni Madueke in particular pulled the strings in attack.
Before the Premier League halted for the
international break, Wolves were able to get their first point of the season on the board after a draw with Nottingham Forest. Last season’s relegation battlers took an early lead through Chris Wood but a Jean-Ricner Bellegarde wonder strike cancelled out his opener and O’Neil’s side returned home with a hard-fought point
The Old Gold’s performances so far leaves them in 18th place, as one of four clubs with just one point on the board so far. They are currently ahead of Southampton and Everton, who are the only teams in the league yet to earn a positive result. Once the league action resumes, Wolves will face Newcastle United at home for a chance to pull away from the bottom three, before they take on Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
With the first month of Premier League results now locked in, let’s take a look at how O’Neil’s players have performed so far. Using data provided by stat experts WhoScored, we’ve listed the average player ratings for Wolves — let’s see who has stood out the most at this point.
Max Kilman’s £40 million transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers to West Ham United was one of the biggest Premier League moves in the summer transfer window. However, it wasn’t just Hammers fans celebrating the transfer; non-league side Maidenhead United will have raised a toast too given what the move meant for them.
With a little bit of forward planning, clubs further down the football pyramid can get themselves a slice of the action in major deals, and the proceeds can be life-changing. Beyond that, Kilman has also offered hope to young footballers in non-league football, the Hammers’ defender showing that biding your time and moving through the pyramid at a less-than-frenzied pace can pay off in every sense.
