Wolves to beat Everton, Leeds in pursuit of striker as 27-year-old star agrees move

Wolverhampton Wanderers are poised to win the race for Che Adams despite Everton and Leeds United also being interested in the Southampton star, sources have confirmed to TEAMtalk.

Wolves are keen to add to their numbers this summer after pulling away from relegation earlier this season and securing safety under manager Gary O’Neil. They have some battles with Premier League spending regulations and will need to sell before they can consolidate.

Wolves are in the market for Bosman and one player they are now in very advanced talks with is striker Adams. He is set to leave Southampton on a free transfer after rejecting a new deal at St Mary’s which was offered to him over the Christmas period.

On Wednesday, TEAMtalk exclusively revealed that Wolves, Everton and Leeds have all tracked Adams. TEAMtalk can now reveal that the 27-year-old has said yes to a move to Wolves on the back of assured Premier League football and, perhaps more pertinently, the opportunity to move back to the Midlands, where most of his friends and his family. .

The Scotland international has been flirting with an exit from Southampton for over a year and was close to a move to Everton in the summer of 2023. That did not happen and Saints were relegated to the Championship.

Adams has played 40 times this season and scored 15 league goals, helping his side into the play-offs, where they face West Brom in the semi-final tonight (Friday). He is committed to helping Southampton return to the world’s top league but is not ready to feature for them next season.

Sources also state that Southampton have big plans for the summer should they be promoted to the Premier League and are ready to bring in a number of top players in a bid to stay in the division. However, if they fail to deliver, then there are a number of players they could lose.

Kyle Walker-Peters, Adam Armstrong and Kamaldeen Sulemana could all join the centre-forward in leaving the club should they have to spend another season in the second tier.

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