Wolves 'monitoring' £30m clinical Bundesliga striker machine who's outscoring Watkins and Mateta this season

Wolves are on the market for new attacking options this summer and are currently ‘monitoring’ an in-form star in the Bundesliga.

After a tricky start to the 2024/25 Premier League season, the Old Gold have hauled themselves up the table and banked some statement results, including statement wins over Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Matheus Cunha has been a key player for Wolves this season, with 15 goals and six assists in the Premier League alone. However, the Brazilian is set to leave Molineux at the end of the season amid links with Man United, leaving Vitor Pereira searching for a new option up front.

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According to Caught Offside, Wolves are among a number of Premier League clubs showing interest in Borussia Monchengladbach’s Tim Kleindienst. If the Bundesliga side fail to qualify for European football next season, they may have to sell their star player once the window opens. The Foals are currently ninth in Germany’s top flight, so the pressure is starting to build ahead of the transfer window.

Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and West Ham are also ‘monitoring’ Kleindienst’s situation in Monchengladbach. The report claims that the Premier League clubs showing interest in Kleindienst are ‘ready to pay’ in the region of €30-35 million (£25-30m) to bring the 29-year-old to England.

The quoted figures are considered a ‘very reasonable investment’, given how clinical Kleindienst has been in front of goal this season. He has scored 16 goals in the Bundesliga so far this campaign and has provided a further nine assists. These are certainly numbers Wolves can benefit from if he can replicate his form and adapt to the demands of the Premier League, should a move come to fruition.

Tim Kleindienst goalscoring numbers this season

A number of Premier League clubs are looking to sign a confident, goal-scoring centre-forward this summer. Kleindienst certainly fits the bill and could be viewed as a more cost effective alternative to some of the other names doing the rounds in recent months. The likes of Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa and Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta are just two of the Premier League forwards who have been attracting attention recently.

Man United and Arsenal have both been linked with Mateta, who has scored 14 league goals so far for the Eagles. Similarly, Watkins is on 15 goals in the Premier League, which is less than Kleindienst’s output in the Bundesliga. While Wolves will more than likely be looking to replace Cunha, other clubs are also in a similar boat. Everton are edging closer to bidding farewell to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose contract at Goodison Park expires in June.

Tottenham are also on the look out for a new centre-forward, as Dominic Solanke has not had the desired effect since his arrival from Bournemouth last summer. The 27-year-old has managed just eight Premier League goals so far this season, and has also suffered an injury setback. Spurs are currently way down the league standings in 16th place with just 38 points on the board.