In a very favourable turn of events for Wolves fans, Jorgen Strand Larsen’s move to Newcastle looks like a non-starter.
The idea of Jorgen Strand Larsen heading Tyneside was a ridiculous notion when rumours first began swirling.
As the days passed, and the links persisted, there was real concern around Molineux that the Norwegian could be poached. Strand Larsen wanted to join Eddie Howe’s side.
But Wolves held firm in rejecting Newcastle’s advances, and now that they are progressing on a deal for Nick Woltemade, it looks like the £60 million move is dead in the water.
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Former Chelsea player Scott Minto doesn’t think it would have been good business anyway.
Former Chelsea defender Scott Minto disagrees with Jorgen Strand Larsen’s £60m price tag
Speaking on Newcastle’s striker search for talkSPORT, Minto had his say on the Norwegian.
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He scoffed at the £60 million fee being discussed for Strand Larsen, saying: “I know he came off the bench to score a couple of goals midweek, but he is nowhere near a £60 million player.”
That deal doesn’t look likely to go through anyway, but it’s interesting to hear those comments, given the number of strikers who have come into the league this summer for similar, if not larger fees.
Minto seems to think Strand Larsen has become a bit overrated by a club desperate to get a striker in.
Jorgen Strand Larsen’s £60m price tag seems fair
Strand Larsen was made permanent at Wolves this summer for £23 million, which has led many to believe the current valuation to be inflated, and there’s some truth to that.
But what needs to be remembered is that the fee was agreed with Celta Vigo before the loan began, and before Strand Larsen proved himself in the Premier League.
Jorgen Strand Larsen of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
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14 goals in his first season in England is enough to double that valuation, and when you add to that the state of the striker market and Wolves’ unwillingness to part with him, the figure Minto scoffs at isn’t as crazy as he thinks.
Newcastle’s willingness to get to that figure should also indicate that it’s not unreasonable.
Thankfully, it looks like Strand Larsen is set to stick around. Hopefully, he can prove the naysayers wrong with another prolific goalscoring campaign in the Premier League.