Wolves ponder transfer for striker that completed joint-second to Lionel Messi in Golden Boot race
Wolves are contemplating a January transfer for Nashville striker Sam Surridge, talkSPORT understands.
Former Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest star Surridge scored 24 MLS objectives this season, second solely to Lionel Messi.
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Surridge finally completed the marketing campaign with 31 objectives in 40 matches throughout all competitions for the Tennessee-based membership, who had been knocked out of the MLS Cup playoffs within the first spherical by Messi’s Inter Miami.
The 27-year-old would arrive at Molineux with Premier League expertise having performed for Bournemouth and Forest.
Nonetheless, Surridge didn’t rating for the Cherries at Premier League stage and mustered only one purpose within the high flight for Forest.
Surridge, who has additionally featured within the Nationwide League, League Two and the Championship, had by no means scored double figures in a league marketing campaign till he moved to Nashville from Forest in July 2023.
Though he didn’t take pleasure in prolific goalscoring campaigns in English soccer, the transfer to MLS proved to be the right tonic for Surridge as he has 51 objectives in 87 video games for Nashville.
He was forward of Messi at one level within the race for the MLS golden boot within the 2025 season, however the World Cup winner finally received the award with 28 objectives in 29 league fixtures.
Ought to the transfer eventuate, Surridge would be part of a Wolves facet rooted to the underside of the Premier League ladder.
The Black Nation outfit are but to win a recreation after 17 league fixtures, drawing twice and shedding 15.
Rob Edwards‘ facet have additionally scored simply 9 objectives and conceded 37, the fewest and most within the league respectively.
Wolves could also be on the lookout for attacking replacements as striker Jorgen Stand Larsen is linked with a transfer away from Molineux.
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The Athletic reported West Ham United are contemplating a transfer for Strand Larsen, who netted 14 instances for Wolves final season however has one purpose to his identify this time period.
Wolves would hope any transfer for Surridge would assist them keep away from a return to the Championship after seven years away.
The membership’s final marketing campaign within the second tier was in 2017/18, after they completed first.
Since their promotion, Wolves recorded three top-half finishes, though the final of these got here within the 2021/22 season after they got here tenth.
Nonetheless, Wolves have progressively slid down the desk with every following season, ending thirteenth, 14th and sixteenth.
Edwards’ facet will look to safe their first league win of the marketing campaign after they journey to Anfield for a conflict in opposition to Liverpool on December 27.
Wolves then face Manchester United at Previous Trafford on December 30 to spherical out the primary half of the season.
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