Wolves have rejected a £50m bid from Newcastle for Jørgen Strand Larsen and preserve the striker will not be on the market.
Wolves are conscious Newcastle recognized Strand Larsen as a key goal however their stance is they can not afford to promote the Norwegian earlier than the shut of the switch window on Monday. Wolves deem Strand Larsen irreplaceable owing to the timing and Strand Larsen's file as a confirmed goalscorer within the Premier League.
Newcastle are with no bona fide No 9 amid the continued absence of Alexander Isak and the departure of Callum Wilson on the finish of his contract. The Wolves head coach, Vítor Pereira, deems Strand Larsen his solely senior striker.
The 25-year-old scored 14 top-flight objectives for the membership final season and joined in a £23m deal in July after a profitable mortgage from Celta Vigo. Strand Larsen was withdrawn in direction of the top of Wolves' defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday with what Pereira described as a minor achilles drawback.
Wolves have bought Matheus Cunha and Rayan Aït-Nouri this summer time and the previous membership captain Nelson Semedo departed for Fenerbahce after rejecting a brand new contract.
Pereira is hopeful of offloading Fábio Silva, a £35m signing in 2020, on a everlasting deal, whereas Hwang Hee-chan and Sasa Kalajdzic might additionally transfer earlier than the deadline.
Newcastle have to this point failed in makes an attempt to signal Yoane Wissa from Brentford, who're holding out for what they deem a good value for the ahead, whereas Benjamin Sesko most popular a transfer to Manchester United. Newcastle had been additionally all in favour of Liam Delap and João Pedro, each of whom joined Chelsea.
Pereira desires no less than three extra signings: a central defender, with the membership pushing for Girona's Ladislav Krejci, a central midfielder and a flexible ahead priorities.
