Wolverhampton Wanderers are seemingly gearing up for what might show to be an important January switch window below new boss Julen Lopetegui, with the 56-year-old seemingly in want of additional additions to assist bolster the membership’s possibilities of survival.
The previous Sevilla head coach – who formally took cost earlier this week – has already admitted that new acquisitions might properly be on the horizon within the New Yr, with the Spaniard seemingly eager to revive a aspect who’re at present languishing on the foot of the Premier League desk.
Current hypothesis has instructed that one title who might probably come by means of the door at Molineux is Stade Rennais winger, Martin Terrier, with the Midlands outfit believed to be one in all a ‘host’ of top-flight golf equipment who’re chasing the Frenchman, as per 90min.
The report means that the 25-year-old has impressed a raft of suitors together with his shows in Ligue of late, together with his present aspect prone to demand a charge of greater than £30m if they’re to half methods within the winter.
The previous Lyon man – who made the transfer to Rennes in the summertime of 2020 – has begun the present marketing campaign in fantastic vogue with a formidable haul of 11 objectives and 4 assists in 20 appearances throughout all fronts, together with eight objectives in simply 14 video games within the league.
The previous France U21 worldwide now boasts 41 objectives and 19 assists in 104 video games in his present environment, with {that a} greater than respectable return for a participant who just isn’t an out-and-out centre-forward, having usually operated on the flanks.
Though such type has not seen the eye-catching machine earn a spot in his nation’s World Cup squad, that has not been a universally standard choice, with one supply suggesting that he might have “introduced himself” in Qatar, with there having been “few higher gamers in Europe in the intervening time” – in response to journalist Graeme Bailey.
Ought to Wolves try to signal Terrier?
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Including such a inventive, “high-level” expertise – as described by boss Bruno Genesio – to the Outdated Gold’s ranks might properly assist to resolve the membership’s present attacking woes, having netted simply eight objectives in 15 league video games this season.
Whereas the 6-foot marksman is but to characteristic exterior of his homeland, fears over his means to make the grade in English soccer might properly be eased by his likeness to Arsenal starlet, Gabriel Martinelli, with the pair sharing numerous stylistic and statistical similarities, as per FBref.
The latter man – who additionally supplies a right-footed possibility down the left flank for the Gunners – has notably been in contrast to footballing icon Thierry Henry in latest instances, with Terrier having additionally earned that comparability of late to his compatriot for his velocity and ending prowess, as European soccer author Tim Williams acknowledged:
“He’s a really fast, left-sided right-footed attacking participant whose trademark is coming in off the left flank and whipping photographs in, a-la Thierry Henry.”
Equally, the 2 males are additionally related of their willingness to try to spark assaults with an incisive ahead cross, with Terrier averaging 6.79 progressive passes obtained per recreation, whereas Martinelli averages 6.40 for a similar metric.
Such comparability to the rising Emirates hero can have piqued the curiosity of Lopetegui and co such has been the teenager’s type in north London of late, with the explosive menace having scored 5 objectives in 14 league video games this season to assist steer Mikel Arteta’s aspect to the high of the desk.
Whereas Wolves’ present ambitions will not be fairly so lofty, including a Martinelli-esque asset to their ranks within the type of Terrier would greater than help their bid to stave off the drop.
