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title: "Wolves: Journalist claims audacious Isco links make sense"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-isco-signing-wwfc-transfer-lopetegui/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Cameron Winstanley"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2023-01-03T08:10:45Z"
modified: "2023-01-03T08:10:45Z"
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# Wolves: Journalist claims audacious Isco links make sense

**[Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/) being interested in an audacious move to sign Isco make “a lot of sense”, according to journalist Jacque Talbot.**

### **The Lowdown: Isco’s future**

The former Real Madrid and Spain international is a free agent after having his contract [terminated](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64055335) by Sevilla in December just four months after joining.

Isco started 10 La Liga games for the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan outfit but failed to score and registered just [two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/isco/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/85288/wettbewerb/ES1/saison/2022) assists – a far cry from the creative expectancy his reputation perhaps serves.

The 30-year-old won [19](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/isco/erfolge/spieler/85288) major honours at Real including five Champions Leagues, but now finds his career at a crossroads when he’s supposed to be in his prime.

### **The Latest: Lopetegui interest**

Aside from his Sevilla spell, Isco had briefly played under Julen Lopetegui in the Spanish capital but perhaps more fondly when they won the U21 2013 European Championship together, with [Estadio Deportivo](https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/futbol/betis/isco-alarcon-real-betis-20221221-409950.html) reporting that he would welcome reuniting with his former manager.

And now Talbot has told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88099548-wolves-wolverhampton-wanderers-julen-lopetegui-relationship-isco-premier-league-transfer-rumour-molineux) that Lopetegui could be the man to help him get his career back on track by bringing him to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/).

He said: “A player will go to a club such as Wolves, and they get the right manager or someone they’ve worked with before and they can rediscover their form. If Lopetegui has a relationship with the player and he’s available on a free, and there’s a possibility he could rekindle that form that did so well for him, then it makes a lot of sense.”

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### **The Verdict: Incredible coup**

It would be fantastic business from Wolves if they were able to pick up a player who was one of the best creators in Europe just a few years ago. Back in 2018, the midfielder had a mammoth price tag of over [£100m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6506269/Manchester-City-want-Isco-Real-Madrid-Florentino-Perez-wants-100m.html) slapped on him at Real Madrid.

With [74](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/isco/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/85288/wettbewerb/ES1/saison/2022) goals and 69 assists in a career spent entirely in Spain up until now, his overall impact alongside a final product would be greatly welcome at Molineux, as Wolves are the worst attacking side in the Premier League with only [10](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) goals scored in 17 games following the weekend’s results.

Alongside the confirmed arrival of Matheus Cunha with an obligation to buy for [£43m](https://theathletic.com/4033636/2022/12/25/wolverhampton-wanderers-matheus-cunha-transfer/), we think the pair would transform Wolves’ attacking threat and potentially turn the tide on their season.