After Kalajdzic injury
After Sasa Kalajdzic suffered an ACL injury in his first game for Wolverhampton, the Premier League club needs a another striker. Apparently, a former Chelsea forward is high up their list of potential replacements. According to reports by The Athletic and BBC Sport, Wolves are considering the signing of veteran striker Diego Costa.
The 33-year-old would be available on a free transfer after opting out of his contract with Clube Atlético Mineiro in his native Brazil in January. However, it is questionable whether the 33-year-old would be an immediate reinforcement, as he has not played in a competitive match for eight months. Therefore, he will reportedly first come to the club on Tuesday for a trial to assess his fitness and suitability.
Mata, Costa & Co. – The most valuable free agents
Juan Mata – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: Manchester United
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Sean Morrison – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: Cardiff City
Nicolas de Préville – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: FC Metz
Timothée Kolodziejczak – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: AS Saint-Étienne
Nikola Maksimovic – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: Genoa CFC
Ryan Thomas – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: PSV Eindhoven
William – Market value: €2.5m
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Last club: Wolfsburg
Zakaria Labyad – Market value: €3m
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Last club: Ajax
Enock Kwateng – Market value: €3m
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Last club: Girondins Bordeaux
Diego Costa – Market value: €4m
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Last club: CA Mineiro
Santiago Arias – Market value: €4m
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Last club: Atlético
Edgar Ié – Market value: €6.5m
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Last club: Trabzonspor
Djibril Sidibé – Market value: €8m
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Last club: AS Monaco
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Last club: LOSC Lille
Dan-Axel Zagadou – Market value: €9m
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Last club: Borussia Dortmund
Serge Aurier – Market value: €10m
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Last club: Villarreal
Jason Denayer – Market value: €14m
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Last club: Olympique Lyon
Among other achievements, Costa would bring the experience of 89 games (52 goals) in the English top flight and 205 appearances in LaLiga (73 goals) to Wolverhampton, who currently have Hee-chan Hwang, Léo Bonatini and Raúl Jiménez at their disposal for the central position upfront. The latter was unable to play against Southampton on Saturday because he felt pain in his groin during the warm-up. However, Jiménez is not expected to be out for the long term. The Mexican, who missed the first two games of the season, suffered a knee injury last campaign and is still building up his fitness.
Wolves interested in Costa – Most valuable free agent striker
With a market value of €4 million, Costa, who has generated transfer fees of €100.5 million in his career, is currently the most valuable striker available as a free agent. Most recently, the 24-time Spain international has also been linked with a return to LaLiga to join Rayo Vallecano.
Suárez, Coutinho & Co. – The highest cumulative transfer fees
19 Darwin Núñez – Transfers: 3 – Transfer fees: €124.3m
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18 Luis Suárez – Transfers: 5 – Transfer fees: €125.5m
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17 Paulinho – Transfers: 7 – Transfer fees: 126.9m
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16 Hernán Crespo – Transfers: 4 – Transfer fees: €126.9m
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15 João Félix – Transfers: 1 – Transfer fees: €127.2m
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14 James Rodríguez – Transfers: 6 – Transfer fees: €148.6m
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13 Eden Hazard – Transfers: 2 – Transfer fees: €150m
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12 Matthijs de Ligt – Transfers: 2 – Transfer fees: €152.5m
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11 Gonzalo Higuaín – Transfers: 5 – Transfer fees: €159m
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10 Antoine Griezmann – Transfers: 3 – Transfer fees: €160m
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9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Transfers: 7 – Transfer fees: €169.1m
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8 Ousmane Dembélé – Transfers: 2 – Transfer fees: €175m
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7 Ángel Di María – Transfers: 4 – Transfer fees: €179m
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6 Kylian Mbappé – Transfers: 1 – Transfer fees: €180m
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5 Philippe Coutinho – Transfers: 5 – Transfer fees: €180.3m
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4 Álvaro Morata – Transfers: 6 – Transfer fees: €189m
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3 Cristiano Ronaldo – Transfers: 4 – Transfer fees: €245m
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2 Neymar – Transfers: 2 – Transfer fees: €310m
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1 Romelu Lukaku – Transfers: 7 – Transfer fees: €333.6m
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