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According to The Times, Wolves are interested in signing Brentford’s Ezri Konsa this summer.
What’s the word?
It seems as though Wolves will be in the market for a central defender this summer after Wolves Bite claimed that was an area they’d target.
The Midlands outfit have regularly preferred a back three under Nuno Santo, which has predominantly been made up of Conor Coady, Willy Boly and Ryan Bennett.
However, that area of the pitch will need more depth next season after they were forced to field Romain Saiss there on occasion.
And Konsa looks like he could be the answer to Wolves’ problems.
He has been the subject of interest from the club per The Times who suggest they are set to pay £12m to bring him to Molineux.
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Hause replacement
Earlier in the window, Wolves lost talented defender Kortney Hause to Aston Villa. The centre-back was impressive during his loan spell with the Villains in the back end of 2018/19, winning a colossal 4.7 aerial duels per game.
At the age of 23, he was one of Wolves’ rising defenders, although he never got a chance to prove himself in the Premier League, failing to make an appearance.
Ahead of what could be an arduous season for Nuno and his side, he arguably could still have played a part.
Yet, they may already have his replacement lined up.
Like Hause, Konsa was brilliant in the Championship last season and at 21 years of age, is another hugely promising central defender.
As a result, he could quite comfortably fill the void left behind by the departing Hause, although if he joins for £12m, one would expect him to start more regularly.
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In 2018/19, the Brentford centre-back played 42 times in the second tier whilst he also made a solitary substitute appearance at the recent European U21 Championships for England.
Strong in the tackle, he made 1.2 successful challenges a game whilst he displayed his strong composure on the ball, completing 87.7% of his passes.
The majority of Wolves’ central defenders are all relatively experienced so it would be of great benefit for the club to sign another younger prospect after Hause left.