Wolves target verbally agrees to stay put until 2024 – and he’s got £51m release clause
Wolves are searching for a new centre-back – but one man the club will not be signing is Lucas Beraldo.
Gary O’Neil has just three options at the moment.
Max Kilman, Toti Gomes and Craig Dawson are the only senior centre-halves at Molineux right now.
Simply put, to head into the new season with just three senior centre-backs would be a major oversight.
Fans are hoping to see a new face arrive in the next week.
But the financial situation makes things difficult for Wolves.
One player the club has looked at is 19-year-old Brazilian defender Beraldo. But a report has now suggested this is pretty much a non-starter…
Wolves target Lucas Beraldo won’t be sold this summer
Goal Brasil have reported that Beraldo is set to stay at the club this summer.
It is pointed out that there is interest from AS Monaco and Wolves. But there is a verbal agreement in place for the player to remain where he is for the time being, and leave in 2024.
It is felt that the 19-year-old needs more minutes under his belt before completing a transfer away from the club.
The only way an exit would happen for Beraldo this summer is if an offer too good to refuse came in.
A minimum amount for the player’s sale has not been set.
That said, Beraldo is protected by a £51 million release clause, so the club could just refer interested clubs to that if they so wished.
Wolves recruitment team must work quickly to give Gary O’Neil a defender
So Beraldo to Wolves won’t be happening.
Wolves official must now work overtime to get another centre-half through the door before the window closes.
It is not acceptable to proceed with just three senior centre-backs, especially when all three of those players could be on the pitch at once (O’Neil has been known to go with a back three).
Money is very tight right now, but the recruitment have to come through for O’Neil in these final days of the window.
Failure to do so could lead to a relegation battle.
