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Wolverhampton Wanderers: Duncan Castles reveals that Rui Patricio could leave

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Duncan Castles has been speaking on the latest edition of The Transfer Window podcast about potential transfers at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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To kick off this quiz on Romain Saiss, what squad number does the defensive midfielder currently wear for the Old Gold?

One man who looks like he could be heading for the exit door is Rui Patricio.

The 33-year-old, who is valued at £9m by Transfermarkt, was signed by Wolves in the summer of 2018 and has made 127 appearances for the Old Gold.

However, it looks like Roma are keen on signing him and are in talks with the goalkeeper.

Castles said: “Rui Patricio, one year left of contract at Wolves.

“We told you some months ago that Wolves’ circumstances are such that they’re looking to reshape and rebuild and move on players on substantial contracts, and Rui Patricio is one of the highest-paid players at the club.

“There is an opportunity that’s presented itself because Roma need a goalkeeper, because [Jose] Mourinho has decided that position needs to be upgraded. There are good relationships between Patricio’s representatives and the director of sport at Roma, and that deal is currently under discussion and being proposed.

“I don’t know what the fee being discussed is, but that’s going to be an interesting marker of how much money Wolves will insist on getting for a player like Patricio if they decide to let him go at a time when Ruben Neves is also on the market.”

Do you think Wolves should sell Patricio?

No, we need him

No, we need him

Yes, it is his time to go

Yes, it is his time to go

TIF Thoughts on Patricio…

Patricio has been an excellent signing for Wolves, keeping 31 clean sheets in 112 Premier League games and arguably becoming one of their key players in the process, but it seems as if the squad is going to be changed massively this summer, and Patricio could move on, based on Castles’ comments.

The likes of Ruben Neves and Adama Traore are also reportedly up for sale as the Old Gold look to move on from a poor 2020/21 campaign.

However, we don’t think they need to sell Patricio, and if there is any way to keep him, we hope Wolves explore it because he has been a fantastic player at Molineux.

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