Wolves and Leicester City make €20m transfer enquiry as 'deal agreed' for Pompey star

Wolves are said to made an enquiry to FC Porto about defender David Carmo, according to a report in Portugal.

Portuguese outlet Record is reporting that Wolves along with their Premier League rivals Leicester City have asked the Liga Portugal side about signing the centre-back.

He has just spent the last six months on loan at Greek side Olympiacos where he won the Europa Conference League. Carmo featured in an Olympiacos team that kept four clean sheets on the route to the trophy. 

The 24-year-old is under contract at FC Porto until 2027 but Olympicos have an option to buy Carmo. A meeting will be held this week to decide his future with Olympiacos keen to sign him again. 

Carmo has been linked with a move to England before with former Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday boss claiming Carmo had ‘one foot in Liverpool’. A £17m move to Anfield failed to materialise and he remained in Portugal, moving from Braga to Porto in a fee worth around €20m. He was also linked with a move to Molineux two years ago and was suggested as an ideal replacement for Conor Coady.

He is currently on international duty with Angola after making his debut in March 2024. Carmo is hoping to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Angola defeated Eswatini last week with Carmo playing and they face Cameroon today (June 11) at 8.00 pm.

In other news, our friend at The News in Portsmouth are reporting that Wolves have swooped in to sign young goalkeeper Xander Grieves.

Grieves is a 14-year-old and a transfer fee need to be paid but because of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) there is a limit as to what Pompey could receive.

The Championship club have included future incentives in to the transfer should the youngster’s career turn out to be a success.