Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly eager on signing Osasuna defender David Garcia in January and the Spaniard could possibly be the person to lastly change Conor Coady at Molineux.
Reports from Spain have steered that Wolves have already met Garcia’s €20m (£17.2m) launch clause, as Julen Lopetegui seems to strengthen the defensive choices at his new membership.
The Old Gold misplaced influential centre-backs Romain Saiss, Willy Boly and Coady throughout the summer season switch window, with solely Nathan Collins introduced in as a substitute, and an absence of expertise on the again has already value Wolves on plenty of events this season.
After trying so robust on the again below Bruno Lage within the final marketing campaign, the Midlands membership have been one of many worst within the division this time period, having shipped 24 goals in simply 15 video games to date.
It is obvious that Lopetegui is in search of one other centre-back as he makes an attempt to show Wolves’ season round following the World Cup break, and Garcia would arguably be a much better choice than fellow reported goal, Felipe.
The 33-year-old Brazilian has managed simply three appearances in all competitions for Atletico Madrid this season and appears to be effectively previous his finest, whereas Garcia has been a mainstay in Osasuna’s spectacular marketing campaign to date, with Los Rojillos at the moment sitting seventh in Spain’s prime flight.
Who would you slightly Wolves signal?
Felipe
Garcia
In 12 La Liga appearances, the Spaniard has contributed one objective and has averaged a stable 6.77 ranking from WhoScored for his performances, which might rank him because the second-best performer within the Wolves’ squad – behind solely the talismanic Ruben Neves.
Felipe, in the meantime, has averaged a 6.66 ranking throughout his two appearances within the league and managed a surprising 6.52 ranking final season, which suggests that he’s effectively previous his finest.
Garcia has additionally averaged considerably extra interceptions than Felipe (1.6 vs 0) and clearances (4.5 vs 3.7) per sport this season and is a much better long-term choice in Lopetegui’s aspect given that he’s 5 years youthful.
Therefore, when Wolves are contemplating their choices to discover a substitute for Coady at Molineux, Garcia must be effectively above Felipe on the listing.