Three years ago, Wolves beat off competition from Manchester City to sign Yerson Mosquera, a brilliant young defender.
And, despite the fact that lightning never strikes twice, Wolverhampton Wanderers were evidently unaware of this. Bastien Meupiyou is on his way to Molineux after submitting a second proposal of £4.3 million for the next highly regarded defensive talent to emerge from French football.
According to L’Equipe, Wolves have reached an agreement with Nantes to sign the 18-year-old. Gary O’Neil’s side initially had a £3.4 million proposal rejected, but returned with an improved offer that appears to have been enough to entice the Ligue 1 club.
Wolves will pay five million euros, plus bonuses.
Nantes had little choice but to sell, as Meupiyou had made it obvious he desired a fresh challenge while refusing to prolong a contract that expires in the summer of 2025.Wolves battle off Manchester City to get Bastien Meupiyou
“Having spoken with him and his entourage, he wants to leave,” Canaries coach Antoine Kombouare told Tribune Nantaise. “It is not our decision. We’d like him to stay.
The manager wanted to avoid a repeat of the Randal Kolo Muani incident. The France international left Nantes for free and returned home almost a year later when Paris Saint-Germain paid about £70 million to Eintracht Frankfurt.
“I told his father he needed to extend his contract. No, I do not
“I want him to do a Randal,” Kombouare continued.”If he continues with FC Nantes, he must extend his contract. Otherwise, he’ll depart. They stated that they had taken note of our speech.
Meupiyou now looks to have made the decision to quit.
HITC understands that a number of French clubs expressed interest. Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, and Everton were also in contention, but Wolves were always confident of becoming the first to cross the finish line.
According to Ouest France, Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions were keeping a close eye on Meupiyou.
The potential of more regular first-team play in the Midlands looks to have enticed young Yerson Mosquera to Old Gold, as it did when the club signed him from Colombian outfit Atletico Nacional in the summer of 2021.
Gary O’Neil is impressed with Yerson Mosquera’s improvement.
O’Neil gave Mosquera his long-awaited Premier League debut on Friday, rewarding him after good loan periods at FC Cincinnati and Villarrael, as well as a strong pre-season.
Despite a few strange flashpoints – Mosquera has always been a man who walks a fine line between risk and recklessness – the 23-year-old more than held his own alongside Toti Gomes as a Max Kilman-depleted backline limited Arsenal to only two goals on the Premier League’s first weekend.
“Pleased with Mosquera,” O’Neil stated after the Emirates Stadium defeat, according to Molineux News. “I was quite pleased with him and Toti as a partnership.
“In terms of carrying out the plan, I thought it was really positive.”
O’Neil has urged fans not to anticipate many big-name acquisitions in the last week of the window, despite earning nearly £100 million from the sales of Kilman and Pedro Neto.
Porto’s Galeno may be pricey, and HITC believes the same is true for Eredivisie duo Calvin Stengs and Carlos Forbs.
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