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title: "Wolves: Old Gold ‘interested’ in Roland Sallai in January"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-old-gold-interested-in-roland-sallai-in-january/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-12-29T20:10:44Z"
modified: "2022-12-29T20:10:44Z"
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# Wolves: Old Gold ‘interested’ in Roland Sallai in January

**[Wolves](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/) are reportedly ‘interested’ in signing Freiburg winger Roland Sallai in the January transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: More firepower wanted

Despite the [signing](https://twitter.com/Wolves/status/1607063543169310724) of Matheus Cunha from Atletico Madrid, it seems as if the Old Gold want to bring in more firepower to their frontline in January.

The likes of Coventry City’s [Viktor Gyokeres](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-wanderers-viktor-gyokeres-transfer-enquiry/) and Atletico’s [Joao Felix](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/january-transfer-news-joao-felix-premier-league/) have also been linked with moves to Molineux, with Julen Lopetegui’s side currently the lowest goalscorers in the Premier League with just [ten](https://www.premierleague.com/tables).

### The Latest: Sallai interest

Taking to Twitter, journalist [Bence Bocsak](https://twitter.com/BenBocsak/status/1608122926825365505) has revealed that the Wanderers are one of five teams that are ‘interested’ in signing Sallai in January, and Freiburg want €20m (£17.7m) in order to sanction a move:

*“Many clubs are interested in Roland Sallai (25) in January. He switched agencies recently and is open to a move. Lazio, Wolverhampton, West Ham, Sevilla and Fiorentina are all possible destinations. He has 4 G/As in his last 4 Hungarian caps. Freiburg want €20m.”*

### The Verdict: Get it done?

No Wolves attacker has scored more than Daniel Podence’s [three](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/161/Show/England-Wolves) in the Premier League so far this season, which further highlights how much they are struggling in the final third.

25-year-old Sallai meanwhile has scored 32 goals and 25 assists at club level in his senior career so far ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roland-sallai/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/332798/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)), while he also has [14 goal contributions in 38 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roland-sallai/nationalmannschaft/spieler/332798) for Hungary.

He has had a knack for goals from a young age, having remarkably scored [more than 100 times](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/11/roland-sallai-hungary-forward-who-has-grown-up-fast-with-club-and-country) in one season for his U13 team.

Years later and Sallai is certainly not afraid to have a shot on goal, ranking in the 83rd percentile for average shots per match of all wingers in Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, while he also boasts a significant aerial threat, ranking in the 94th percentile for aerials won per game ([FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/bf075f6b/Roland-Sallai)).

Nonetheless, this could be another shrewd signing by the Old Gold alongside Cunha.

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