Wolves are eyeing a deal to sign Southampton star Kyle Walker-Peters on a free transfer as a potential replacement for Nelson Semedo, according to Football.London's Alasdair Gold.
The Molineux club suffered a difficult start to the 2024/25 season under Gary O'Neil before making the decision to replace him with Vitor Pereira, and the Portuguese coach led the team to safety in the Premier League while also earning a nomination for the Premier League Manager of the Season award.
He is now being trusted by the Wolves board to reshape the squad in his image as a result, and a busy summer window is expected in the Midlands with a number of key players set to depart.
Wolves Want to Sign Walker-Peters
Semedo's contract set to expire
Kyle Walker-Peters
Superstar forward Matheus Cunha has already completed a move to Manchester United, while Rayan Ait-Nouri has completed a switch to the blue side of Manchester with City, as Wolves raked in around £100m for the deals.
But Pereira could now lose captain Nelson Semedo this summer, with the Portugal international out of contract at the end of the month and yet to find an agreement on a new deal.
With the club facing the very real possibility that he could depart the club on a free transfer amid interest from former club Benfica among others, Wolves have now turned their attention to potential replacements and Walker-Peters has emerged as a target.
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The Saints star is also out of contract this summer and has already confirmed that he will leave St Mary's when his contract expires following their relegation back to the Championship.
Described as 'extraordinary', the former Tottenham youngster is capable of playing on both flanks as a full-back or wing-back, while also having experience of playing as one of the centre-backs in a back three system - which Pereira currently uses.
But they face competition from several clubs including Spurs and Everton, which means they are likely to move quickly on a deal once they have confirmation on the future of Semedo.
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All statistics courtesy of WhoScored - correct as of 21/06/2025.
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