Wolverhampton pushing to sign Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig

There has been numerous midfielders linked with Wolves in past few months.

Reports in the British and Spanish media claim Wolverhampton are pushing to sign Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig.

The 22-year-old midfielder has played all his life at Barcelona. He has made his way through the youth system at the Spanish club. His contract is set to expire at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.

The midfielder has featured in 13 matches this term in all competitions.

He has been touted as one of the brightest young prospects in Spain. Puig has represented Spain at Under-21 level, winning four caps.

Riqui Puig is one of the more likely players to be offloaded by Barcelona this summer and the list of suitors in the Spain international continues to grow.

Wolverhampton are looking to sign a midfielder and have identified the 22-year-old as potential transfer target.

The report claims that Wolves manager has extensively scouted Puig and is considering a move for the midfielder.

His arrival would give Wolverhampton some much needed tactical flexibility.

According to the report, “Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig is being linked with a move to Wolves in the Premier League. According to Diario Sport, the English side are looking at the 22-year-old as part of their summer recruitment drive. Puig has been away from the first team for most of this season, failing to get any chances under Ronald Koeman or Xavi Hernandez. Xavi has favored midfielders Gavi and Nico Gonzalez, and the club are likely to spend in the transfer market in the summer, further pushing Puig away from first team game time. A summer move, either on loan or permanently, is possible. Puig’s future could also be linked to Wolves’ Adama Traore, who is on loan at Barca until the end of this season.”

Euro Football Rumours

If the Wolverhampton can tie up a cheap deal for the player, it may not be a bad signing by any means.

The Spanish giants are preparing to sell or loan their midfielder should they receive right offer for him.

Good signing for Wolverhampton?

Nevertheless, Riqui Puig stands as an excellent option for Wolverhampton.

A move away from Barcelona will not be only the best move for Puig, but also for the club.

Riqui Puig has all the skillset required to be a success story at Wolverhampton. Therefore, it makes sense for Bruno Lage to step up his attempts to bring the Spain midfielder to Premier League side.

It will be interesting to see where the player ends up this summer.

For all transfer rumors, news and much more regarding European football stay tuned to us at eurofootballrumours.com.

To stay up to date on the latest from Euro Football Rumours on social media, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr.

The content of this article does not reflect the official opinion of the eurofootballrumours.com. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in the article lies entirely with the author.

Should Wolverhampton make a move for Riqui Puig this summer?

Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.