Wu Lei to Wolves: are Premier League new boys planning a move for record-breaking Chinese goalscorer?

No fee has been mentioned yet, but the deadline for Premier League transfers falls earlier this season, on August 9

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Shanghai SIPG forward Wu Lei is on the radar of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Photo: Twitter

Published: 10:33am, 31 Jul 2018Updated: 10:33am, 31 Jul 2018

Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers are reported to be planning a shock move for free-scoring Shanghai SIPG striker Wu Lei, according to reports in the UK.

Earlier this week, Wu broke the Chinese domestic goalscoring record when he bagged his 88th goal in China’s top flight.

No fee has been mentioned yet, but the deadline for Premier League transfers falls earlier this season, on August 9.

At 26 years old, the right winger, who has bagged 15 times in 25 appearances this term, was tipped to fall on the radar of clubs in Europe at some point, though perhaps not this season.

Wolves are owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, which could explain the West Midlands club’s sudden interest. Attracting arguably China’s top player would boost the profile of Wolves in the far east considerably in their first year back in the Premier League.

Wu has previously revealed that he received offers from European clubs before but rejected moves saying he wanted to remain in China for the time being.

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Wu Lei to Wolves: are Premier League new boys planning a move for record-breaking Chinese goalscorer?

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}No fee has been mentioned yet, but the deadline for Premier League transfers falls earlier this season, on August 9

No fee has been mentioned yet, but the deadline for Premier League transfers falls earlier this season, on August 9