Wolverhampton Wanderers pushing to sign Olympiacos centre-back Ruben Semedo

Ruben Semedo is a target for Wolverhampton in the summer transfer window.

According to the football transfer rumours in British media, Wolverhampton are pushing to sign Olympiacos centre-back Ruben Semedo.

The 27-year-old has been with Olympiacos since 2019, having signed for the club from Villarreal for 4.5 million euros. The Portugal international’s current deal expires in 2023.

In 93 appearances for Olympiacos, Semedo has managed to score six goals.

Semedo has also earned three senior caps for the Portugal national team but is yet to open his goal-scoring account for his nation.

His performances have seen him become the target of many European clubs including Wolves.

Bruno Lage is looking to shore up his defensive options and Olympiacos’ Ruben Semedo happens to be a target.

The Portugal international is thought to perfectly fit the profile of defensive player Lage wants to target in the summer transfer window.

Wolves are in the market for just a handful of statement signings who can improve the first-team.

Ruben Semedo has been a good servant for Olympiacos, and is a centre-back who places himself in the right positions in defensive situations. His versatile nature can help the manager to be more flexible with the formations.

According to the report, “Wolves are showing an interest in Ruben Semedo, despite him being a convicted criminal. The Olympiacos defender was handed a five-year suspended jail sentence and an eight-year ban from visiting Spain last July. The 27-year-old Portugal international was behind bars in a Spanish jail for five months, after a charge of attempted murder. He was eventually convicted for robbery, assault, kidnapping, and firearms. According to The Sun, Wolves still wish to sign Semedo on a one-year loan deal with the option to buy.”

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If Wolverhampton can agree on a fee with Olympiacos, the deal should be easy to complete.

It is claimed that Olympiacos are open to letting Semedo go.

Good signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers?

If Semedo is available for the right price, then he could be a clever acquisition for Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton Wanderers must improve their defensive options and the signing of Ruben Semedo would be a step in the right direction.

He has all the skillset required to be a success story at Wolverhampton. Therefore, it makes sense for Lage to step up his attempts to bring the Portugal centre-back to Premier League side.

It will be interesting to see if Wolves make their move for the 27-year-old in the coming days.

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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.