Wolves to trigger Enzo Fernandez's £17m transfer clause as scout travels to South America for talks with River Plate | The Sun
WOLVES are ready to trigger River Plate midfielder Enzo Fernandez's £17million release clause.
Sources in Argentina say Wolves' chief scout Mathew Hobbs has travelled to South America to try and push through a deal with River Plate chiefs for the 21-year-old.
Bruno Lage faces stiff competition from his old club Benfica and AC Milan who are also keen on the young box-to-box midfielder.
Fernandez has scored eight goals and produced five assists in the Argentine Primera Division this year.
He has also been linked with moves to some of Europe's biggest clubs.
Wolves are keen to do business swiftly for the youngster who has been named in Argentina's squad but is yet to make his senior debut at international level.
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Wolves' technical director Scott Sellars is keen to explore the South American market.
He recently revealed: "We do more work now in South America than we've ever done.
"I think it showed last summer when we signed Yerson Mosquera from Colombia.
"The market's wide open and it's something we're always looking at."
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If Wolves win the race for Fernandez it could pave the way for Ruben Neves to move to Barcelona.
Meanwhile former Liverpool defender Ki-Jana Hoever could also be sold to raise funds.
The Dutchman only made six starts for Lage last season and was regularly an unused substitute towards the back end of the season.
Wolves are reportedly willing to listen to offers for the player who cost them £9million when he arrived from Anfield in 2020 on a five-year-deal.
Lage and Hoever are rumoured to have a difficult relationship after the manager blamed his lack of preparation for why he got injured.
Additionally, Wolves have added Rhys Carr to their coaching staff one week after the highly-rated Welshman resigned from his role at Bristol Rovers.
Carr confirmed the move tweeting: "Really grateful and excited to be offered the role of individual development coach with Wolves. Can't wait to get started next week."
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