Wolves head into the Championship this season season looking to bounce back having finished rock bottom in the top flight last season.

This summer has been about balancing the books as much as strengthening the squad, with one familiar face returning to Molineux on a free transfer and César Peixoto arriving as the new man in charge.

Here, Football FanCast tracks every confirmed Wolves signing and departure for the 2026/27 campaign.

New Wolves Signings 2026/27

Player

Nationality

Previous Club

Fee

Rafiki Said

Comoros

Standard Liege

£7.7m

Ladislav Krejci

Czech Republic

Girona

£6m

Raul Jimenez

Mexico

Fulham

Free

Kieran Trippier

England

Newcastle

Free

Rafiki Said has joined from Standard Liege having scored eight goals for the Belgian outfit in all competitions, adding a new option out wide. The young winger has an impressive international record for Comoros, scoring eight times in 21 caps.

Ladislav Krejci completes a £6m move from Girona to bolster the centre-back options following his successful loan spell at Molineux last year, when he played 28 times in the Premier League, scoring twice.

Raul Jimenez has returned to Wolves on a free transfer from Fulham, coming back to the club where he scored 57 goals across a five-year spell. Kieran Trippier has also joined on a free, arriving from Newcastle to add Premier League and international experience at right-back.

Wolves Departures 2026/27

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Tolu Arokodare reacts after the match

Player

Nationality

New Club

Fee

Joao Gomes

Brazil

Aston Villa

£34m

Matt Doherty

Ireland

Sheffield United

Free

Tolu Arokodare

Nigeria

Ajax

Loan

Joao Gomes has left for Aston Villa in a deal worth around £34m plus add-ons, one of the summer’s bigger departures as Wolves finally cash in on the Brazilian midfielder, who has long been linked with moves to some of the country’s top clubs.

Matt Doherty has joined Sheffield United on a free transfer, while Tolu Arokodare has gone out on loan to Ajax.

Who is Wolves’ Record Signing?

Matheus-Cunha-Brazil

Wolves’ record signing is Matheus Cunha, who joined from Atletico Madrid in 2022 for a fee of £44m.

The Brazilian striker initially arrived on loan in January 2023 before the move was made permanent, and he went on to star for a struggling Wolves side before his eventual move to Manchester United.

By the time he left Molineux, Cunha had scored 33 times in 92 games for the club.

Wolves’ Top 10 Signings of All Time

Player

Fee (add ons included)

Signed From

Year

Matheus Cunha

£44m

Atletico Madrid

2023

Matheus Nunes

£38m

Sporting CP

2022

Fabio Silva

£35.6m

FC Porto

2020

Raul Jimenez

£30m

Benfica

2019

Nelson Semedo

£28m

Barcelona

2020

Goncalo Guedes

£27.5m

Valencia

2022

Tolu Arokodare

£24m

Genk

2025

Jorgen Strand Larsen

£23m

Celta Vigo

2025

Nathan Collins

£20.5m

Burnley

2022

Fer Lopez

£19m

Celta Vigo

2025

Who is Wolves’ Record Sale?

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha celebrates

Wolves’ record sale is Matheus Cunha, sold to Manchester United in 2025 for £62.5m. Manchester United triggered the Brazilian’s release clause to make him both Wolves’ record signing and record sale.

Meanwhile, Gomes’ sale to Villa in 2026 will reach £38m if add-ons are met.

Wolves’ Top 10 Sales of All Time

Player

Fee (add ons included)

Sold To

Year

Matheus Cunha

£62.5m

Man Utd

2025

Matheus Nunes

£53m

Man City

2023

Pedro Neto

£51.3m

Chelsea

2024

Jorgen Strand Larsen

£48m

Crystal Palace

2026

Ruben Neves

£47m

Al-Hilal

2023

Max Kilman

£40m

West Ham

2024

Diogo Jota

£40m

Liverpool

2020

Joao Gomes

£38m

Aston Villa

2026

Rayan Ait-Nouri

£31m

Man City

2025

Morgan Gibbs-White

£25m

Nottingham Forest

2016

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