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title: "Wolves: Bruno Lage still prioritising a striker after Gibbs-White’s departure"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolverhampton-wanderers-transfer-news-latest-rumours-wolves-striker-lage/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-08-21T07:05:04Z"
modified: "2022-08-21T07:05:04Z"
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# Wolves: Bruno Lage still prioritising a striker after Gibbs-White’s departure

**[Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/) will not directly replace Morgan Gibbs-White as Bruno Lage is still prioritising signing a striker before the transfer window closes, according to Express and Star journalist Liam Keen.**

### **The Lowdown: Gibbs-White leaves Wolves**

On Friday, it was [announced](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11126773/Nottingham-Forest-confirm-transfer-Morgan-Gibbs-White-club-record-40m-Wolves.html) that the midfielder had completed a club-record move to [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) rivals Nottingham Forest after a £42.5m deal was agreed.

The 22-year-old’s departure followed extensive negotiations between the two clubs, with the Wolves boss previously adamant that Gibbs-White would [remain](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wolves-gibbs-white-lage-update-24746488) at Molineux this summer.

Lage’s side are widely known to have [prioritised](https://www.footballfancast.com/wolves-transfer-rumours/wolves-striker-lage-premier-league) signing a striker before this as a result of Raul Jimenez’s [injury](https://thisisfutbol.com/2022/08/blogs/premier-league/wolverhampton-wanderers-jimenez-injury-update-goal-scorer/), from which he is only just [recovering](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-premier-league-raul-jimenez-transfer-news-updates/), and Fabio Silva’s [season-long loan](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2022/07/18/fabio-silva-seals-anderlecht-loan-after-agreeing-wolves-contract-extension/) move to Anderlecht.

### **The Latest: Striker is Wolves’ priority**

Keen has shared an update on Wolves’ transfer plans following Gibbs-White’s move away from the club.

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/LiamKeen_Star/status/1560740892968878082) in sharing a corresponding report from the [Express and Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2022/08/20/bruno-lage-wolves-attention-on-adding-striker-before-end-of-window/), the reliable journalist claimed: “Wolves are not planning to directly replace Morgan Gibbs-White, and are instead fully focusing on bringing in a striker before the window closes. Very much a ‘watch this space’ message from Bruno Lage, who again calls for patience. #wwfc”

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### **The Verdict: Lage is right**

The Old Gold scored just [38 goals](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/38/Wolverhampton-Wanderers/stats?se=418) in the Premier League last season, making their record the [fourth-worst](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/goals?se=418) in the entire division and the worst of any team to avoid relegation.

Given Jimenez’s latest injury woes, Wolves have been left without an out-and-out striker, thrusting the likes of [Hwang Hee-chan](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/262854/MatchStatistics/Hwang-Hee-Chan) into a number nine role to fill the void.

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Therefore, whilst there may be a [void](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wolverhampton-wanderers/kadernachposition/verein/543) in the attacking midfield position following Gibbs-White’s exit, Lage is right to focus on bringing in a new forward before the transfer window closes in September.

Otherwise, we could see a similar tale of goalscoring woe to last season, which could lead to a scrap for Premier League survival.