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Wolves fans have hardly had any time to think since the transfer window opened on June 1.
On Sunday, Matheus Cunha finally completed his transfer to Manchester United after months of speculation and negotiation.
It has also emerged that Manchester City are pushing to sign Rayan Ait-Nouri before the Club World Cup, and could get a deal wrapped up for the Algerian in the coming days.
Wolves were then met with the news that Matt Hobbs was set to leave Molineux, with Domenico Teti poised to become their new technical director.
Teti potentially reuniting with Vitor Pereira was supplemented by the news that Jorge Mendes will have involvement in Wolves’ transfers once more, where he will hope to uncover a gem like Andre.
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Andre’s entourage reject stunning approach from Fluminense
Andre is one of Hobbs’ best signings as sporting director. The Brazilian maestro was signed for around £21 million from Fluminense last summer, and is now arguably worth triple that amount.
The 23-year-old has emerged as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, forming an indispensable partnership with Joao Gomes.
In the 2024/25 campaign, Andre even outperformed Kevin De Bruyne with the second-best completion of long passes in the competition.
Wolves fans expect the tenacious midfielder to eventually leave Molineux, and while they hope it isn’t this summer, they never expected his former club to lodge an approach.
As reported by Bolavip, Fluminense president Mario Bittencourt launched an ambitious move to re-sign Andre and even contacted the player’s representatives.
However, his entourage made their stance on his future clear straight away, as it was unsurprisingly confirmed there would be no chance of him returning to Brazil.
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Wolves can ill-afford to lose Andre this summer
In a summer where Cunha has already departed and Ait-Nouri looks to be on his way, Wolves must keep hold of midfield general Andre.
The Brazil international is the glue that holds their engine room together, and when deployed alongside Gomes, the Wanderers are a force to be reckoned with.
With rumours of Andre’s exit being played down, Pereira has to do everything in his power to keep him, as losing any quality player could be detrimental.
There is no doubt that the former Fluminense star has huge ambitions that he probably won’t achieve at Wolves, but with the manager planning an exciting transfer window, surely he should commit for a second year.