‘Negotiations underway’ - Wolves poised to sign £6m defender following Leeds United enquiry
The latest transfer news as Wolves hold talks to sign a Leeds target.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly negotiating with Stade Rennais to sign Christopher Wooh, with the defender patiently expecting an offer from the Old Gold.
Vitor Pereira is in the market for a new centre-back or two this summer as he seeks to bolster the depth in the position. It’s important to have plenty of options available when playing in a four-back – let alone in a five-back with three centre-halves as Pereira prefers.
Wooh, who has seen his game time steadily increase in the past three seasons, is said to be on the shortlist. The 23-year-old has racked up 58 appearances for Rennes in the past three years and started 17 Ligue 1 matches throughout 2024/25, totalling 1,457 minutes.
Turkish publication Kuzey Ekspres reports Trabzonspor were closing in on the signing of Wooh recently but backed out when the player said he wanted to move to England instead. Trabzonspor’s club president unveiled that negotiations were underway with a Premier League club. It’s claimed this club was Wanderers and that Wooh is now expecting an offer.
Leeds lodged Wooh enquiry before Wolves interest
Wolves aren’t the only Premier League club to have been monitoring Wooh as French outlet Jeunes Footeux reported in January that Leeds United had lodged an official enquiry. Although the Whites were a Championship team back then, one eye was already on their very likely return to the top flight and Wooh was a target.
Leeds have just signed Jaka Bijol from Udinese and Sebastiaan Bornauw from Wolfsburg, so they may no longer be in the market for a central defender, but the interest in Wooh was certainly there merely a few months ago. It was claimed in the winter that the defender was available for merely £6 million.
That could be quite the steal in the current market as Wooh is a 21-time current Cameroon international and could provide excellent depth. The right-footed centre-back may not have played as often as he would’ve hoped last season but he ranked among the top 12 per cent of Ligue 1 defenders for duels won per 90 minutes, with 5.74.
How would Wooh fit in at Wolves?
If Wooh were to complete a move to Molineux, he would likely be competing with Nasser Djiga and Yerson Mosquera for the right centre-back spot. Matt Doherty was often utilised out of position last season as Pereira was waiting for Djiga to settle and Mosquera was sidelined with a serious knee injury.
Although Wooh not being a guaranteed starter for Rennes suggests he’s perhaps not quite up to Premier League standard just yet, it does mean he’s likelier to be more patient to wait for game time. The Cameroonian is only 23 and still has plenty of time to reach his full potential. At that point, he could be a regular in Pereira’s XI.