Premier League
Round seven.
狼队
Wolves lost 3-5 to Brentford and suffered a heavy defeat. In the seven matches of the new season, Wolves only got one draw and ranked at the bottom of the table with one point, conceding 12 goals more than scoring.
Brentford fans tease that Wolves coach O'Neill will lose his job. Wolves, once dynamic and adept at challenging strong teams, are now struggling hard for relegation, possibly due to poor money flow.
In the summer and winter of the 2023-24 season, Wolves sold Neto, Kilman and Bordens, earning €113 million, and brought in André, Rodrigo Gomes and other players, spending €74.4 million and making a profit of €38 million. Wolves have made a profit of 75 million euros in the transfer market for two consecutive years, but their league performance has not improved, but is in trouble.
Four years ago Wolves aspired to reach Champions League level, now they are in deep trouble. Wolves owner Kwok Kwong Cheong's fortune has shrunk, having reached $62.5bn in 2017 before decreasing year-on-year to $34bn.
Wolves are operating in a worrying position, with a wage bill of £121m accounting for 73% of revenues of £166m in 2022, and a wage bill soaring to £142m accounting for 84% of revenues of £169m in 2023.
Player wages at 70% of total income are unsustainable and Wolves' debt rises to £120m in 2022 and £180m in 2023.
Wolves finished 7th in the Premier League for the second consecutive season in the 2018 - 2019 and 2019 - 2020 seasons thanks to Mendes, but an over-reliance on the agent is not a wise move, and Wolves need to get rid of Mendes' influence.
