Wolves in ‘direct contact’ with La Liga club over £14.7m

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly pushing to secure a deal for Sevilla player Juanlu Sanchez.

With just two first-team additions made and having failed to win any of their four pre-season friendlies, Vitor Pereira has expressed signs of frustration in recent weeks.

While several positions need strengthening, Wolves are in particular need of new wing-backs with Nelson Semedo and Rayan Ait-Nouri having left Molineux.

On Thursday night, it was claimed that the issue on the left was close to being resolved with Wolves having agreed a deal for AZ Alkmaar’s David Moller Wolfe.

According to Orazio Accomando, who was commenting on X, Wolves are now aiming to bring in a fresh face for the right-hand side of the pitch.

Wolves fighting Serie A champions for Sanchez?

The report suggests that Wolves have made direct contact with their Sevilla counterparts in an effort to negotiate a deal for Sanchez.

Wolves are allegedly prepared to pay in the region of €17m (£14.74m) to win the race for the 21-year-old, but they face competition from Napoli.

Last season’s Serie A champions are said to have a “preliminary agreement” in place but are yet to conclude the transfer.

Sanchez has come through the Sevilla academy ranks to contribute six goals and eight assists from 74 appearances in all competitions.

During 2024-25, four strikes and four assists came from 32 games in La Liga, Sanchez being used as a right-back, centre-midfielder, right-winger and support-striker respectively.

Such versatility may appeal to Wolves, but Sanchez would presumably be viewed as a wing-back in Pereira’s 3-4-2-1 formation if he moves to the West Midlands.

Wolves risking a repeat disappointment

Wolves have already missed out to a European giant in the form of Atletico Madrid when attempting to sign Marc Pubill.

That could plausibly be a similar case here if Napoli get their way, but Sanchez knows that he will have more chance of first-team football at Molineux.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo is Napoli’s captain and right-back, while there are enough options in the final third where Sanchez is unlikely to be first choice.

Sanchez has just featured in the same Spain Under-21s squad as Wolves left wing-back Hugo Bueno, something else that can only help the Premier League side’s cause.

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