Wolves could lose star player for £43m as Serie A giants tipped to 'sell players' to fund bold transfer raid
Juventus are pushing to sign a talented Wolves star
Italian heavyweights Juventus have reportedly expressed an interest in signing Wolves star Andre this summer.
The Old Lady are preparing for their first full season under Igor Tudor after the Croatian replaced Thiago Motta in March. Tudor won seven of his opening 13 games to spearhead Juventus to a fourth place finish and secure a return to the Champions League after looking destined to miss out on Europe’s elite competition. He’s now looking to mould the team in his image and is expected to pursue a move for Andre in the final month of the transfer window.
Juventus hold talks over signing Wolves gem Andre
Gazzetta dello Sport claimed earlier this month that Wolves midfielder Andre was a target for Juventus. The outlet explained that the Brazilian is on the club’s shortlist of midfield options with the club desperate to sign at least one player of that profile before the end of the window.
La Stampa added fresh insight to the situation, claiming Wolves had set a price tag of around 50 million euros (£43m) for the footballer, which at present is expected to put him out of Juventus’ price range. However, Juventus have not given up in their attempts to bring the 13-time Brazil international to Turin and are believed to be in the process of trying to raise funds with player sales before coming forward with an official offer. It’s explained that while Andre is the club’s first choice target at this moment in time, other names such as Fulham’s Sander Berge, Sporting’s Morten Hjulmand and Fenerbahce’s Sofyan Amrabat are also being considered by the Italian heavyweights.
Why Juventus are interested in signing Andre
Brazil midfielder Andre joined Wolves from Fluminense for a reported £21m in the final week of the 2024 summer transfer window. He had been linked with a move to Premier League giants Liverpool in previous windows after their failed pursuits of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, and was very close to joining Fulham in the summer of 2024 before negotiations broke down.
After an initial bedding in period, Andre went on to enjoy an excellent debut season in the Premier League, which has seen his value more than double in the space of 12 months. Overall, he played 36 times for the Old Gold last season, including 33 times in the Premier League, he started 31 of those matches in the top-flight and formed an excellent central midfield partnership with fellow countrymen Joao Gomes.
Wolves have already sold Rayan Ait-Nouri to Manchester City for over £30m and were forced to sell Matheus Cunha to Manchester United for £62.5m when his release clause was met. It has marked a difficult summer for new boss Vitor Pereira, who is hoping to get the West Midlands side challenging at the higher end of the division after a calamitous start to last term. Wolves are thought to be desperate to retain the services of Andre, who ranked ninth in the division for tackles (91), with only Gomes (116) winning possession back for Wolves more times last season.