Wolves target £17.5m ace amid West Ham and Leeds United battle - he’s scored two UCL goals this season
Wolves are in the market to bolster their attacking options in January but face fierce competition from Leeds United and West Ham
Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly expressed a strong interest in signing in-demand Union Saint-Gilloise striker Promise David in January.
The Old Gold are expected to be one of the busiest teams in the top-flight this winter after a calamitous start to the campaign which has seen them fail to register a single victory in any of their opening 12 games.
Wolves fans are hoping that new manager Rob Edwards will be backed with a massive warchest to help fend off the threat of relegation after a series of disappointing and high-profile sales in recent transfer windows.
Promise David to Wolves latest
According to TEAMtalk, Wolves are one of the main contenders to sign David this January.
The outlet explains that the Old Gold are huge admirers of the 24-year-old striker, who they feel can bring a different dimension to the team’s attack after an alarming start to the campaign.
It’s believed David has been identified as someone that would bring the required physicality to compliment Hwang Hee-chan, while also giving the underperforming Jorgen Strand Larsen and big summer signing Tolu Arokodare more competition in the final third.
David, aged 24, has enjoyed a real rise to prominence in recent years, which has coincided beautifully with Canada’s first ever World Cup on home soil next summer, as The Reds prepare to host the tournament alongside USA and Mexico.
The striker hasn’t had an easy ride to the top. He was released by Toronto FC’s academy as a teenager and had to make a name for himself in the Croatian second division with NK Trnje and later Maltese outfits Valletta F.C and Sirens before eventually making a name for himself in Estonia with Nõmme Kalju where he scored 30 goals in 44 matches.
This form caught the attention of Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise, who have since turned the striker into a real household name in Belgium. Overall, he’s scored 33 times in 61 matches while notably helping the team to their first league title in 90 years last season.
David, who has been capped eight times for Canada, has already scored nine this term, including winners in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven and Galatasaray, two sides that notably beat the champions of England, Liverpool, in Europe.
The 6ft4in striker is referred to by teammates as the ‘monster’ due to his immense physicality while scouts around Europe are rapidly beginning to circle around him.
Promise David price tag revealed
David is a huge part of the team at Union Saint-Gilloise. However, it’s widely reported that the Forest-based outfit could listen to offers in the region of £17.5m in January.
Wolves and fellow relegation rivals Leeds United are thought to be attentive to the striker’s situation. However, the one blow for both teams at this moment in time, is that West Ham are thought to be the frontrunners.
The Hammers are thought to be in the process of selling Niclas Füllkrug and are thought to have picked out David as the ideal replacement for the German international.