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title: "Wolves: Tim Spiers laments Willy Boly decline"
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published: "2022-05-15T15:05:11Z"
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# Wolves: Tim Spiers laments Willy Boly decline

**Tim Spiers bemoaned the decline of Willy Boly in Wolves’ 1-1 draw at home to Norwich City in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) on Sunday afternoon.**

### The Lowdown: Wolves taking on Norwich

Bruno Lage’s men hosted the already-relegated Canaries at Molineux in what was their final home game of what has ultimately been a positive season overall.

Wolves were disappointing on the day, though, falling behind to Teemu Pukki’s first-half strike before equalising through Rayan Ait-Nouri after the interval.

Their hopes of sealing European football are now [over](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) for another year, with the season ultimately fizzling out a little.

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### The Latest: Spiers bemoans Boly decline

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/TimSpiers/status/1525827366940975104?s=20&t=RbQXRF4mrjQgjURS7LNsBg) during the match, Spiers rued Boly’s drop-off in pace and performance levels, with the centre-back not looking like the same player after a [litany of injury woe](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/willy-boly/verletzungen/spieler/142310).

The journalist tweeted: “Sad seeing Boly turned and beaten so easily. Was similar against Brighton too. Lost half a yard since his succession of injuries probably? Been a really tough couple of years for him.”

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### The Verdict: Time to move on?

Sad as it may be to accept, Boly is not the force he once was; and with his current deal [expiring](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/willy-boly/profil/spieler/142310) in 2023, he could be available on a Bosman over the coming months unless a new deal is negotiated.

He has only managed [eight league appearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/97587/History/Willy-Boly) this season, compared to 21 and 22 in the two previous campaigns respectively, with [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/willy-boly/verletzungen/spieler/142310) affecting him badly. Also, as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/97587/History/Willy-Boly), his performance levels this term illustrate his decline, with a 6.53 rating in the current campaign compared to 6.75 last season and 7.19 in 2019/20.

If they allow his contract to run down, he will then be able to eventually leave on a free transfer, so the Old Gold Wanderers run the risk of blowing the opportunity to receive a fee for him.

Boly should always be remembered as a great servant, though, having racked up almost [150 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/willy-boly/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/142310/verein/543) for the club, scoring nine goals for good measure.

***In other news, a new Wolves transfer target has reportedly emerged. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-transfer-news-marquinhos-a-target-bruno-lage-arsenal-mikel-arteta/).***