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Wolves have confirmed the signing of Brazilian teenager Pedro Lima from Sport Recife.

The 18-year-old defender joins on a five year deal, with an option of a further year, for a fee understood to be £8.5m and subject to work permit and international clearance.

The full-back is an exciting prospect, already featuring 26 games in his debut senior campaign for the Brazilian second-tier side.

In October, Lima was also selected by his country to play in last year's Fifa U17 World Cup and featured in all five of Brazil's matches in the competition.

On the signing, Wolves' sporting director Matt Hobbs said: "There was lots of competition for him, but we’ve been working on bringing him to Wolves for a while now, and he's fully invested in our project.

"He's a person with huge ambition. He has a massive desire to be the best player he can be and we're going to help him meet his goals.

"I expect him to be really competitive and push the players who might be ahead of him at the moment, but in Nelson [Semedo], I think there's no better right-back for him to learn from."

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New signing Jorgen Strand Larsen says he will "give everything from the first minute" for Wolves and cannot wait to get started.

The 24-year-old told the club website: "It is an amazing day. It is one of the best days in my life

"I have had contact with Wolves for a long time. I really like the way they want me in the squad and in the team, and I feel very comfortable coming here.

"It has been a dream to come to the Premier League ever since I was a kid. I have been following it for a long time, but it has to be in the right moment, and it feels like now is a good moment for me to do it."

Larsen scored 13 league goals for Celta Vigo last season and has impressed in his past two seasons in the Spanish top flight.

"I am a tall player - but I am not only physical and there to hold up the ball, I can also run and, most importantly, I fight for the team.

"If I have to lose three teeth in a game, then I will do it.

"I give everything for the team, for the club and for the badge - and I am going to do this here."

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Wolves have completed the signing of striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from La Liga side Celta Vigo.

The 24-year-old Norway international will initially join on a loan deal that will automatically become permanent until 2029 should certain clauses be triggered.

Larsen moves to Molineux on the back of an impressive season in the Spanish top flight where he finished the campaign as Celta's leading scorer, netting 13 goals in the league.

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Wolves are expected to announce the signing of Pedro Lima in the next 24 hours.

The Brazilian left-back is now free to complete his £8.5m move from Sport Recife after turning 18 today.

Lima was signed from under the noses of RC Strasbourg, who are Chelsea’s partner club.

He is expected to be a member of Gary O’Neil’s first team squad as pre-season begins this week.

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Managers will always outwardly support their players on the international stage, but you can be sure one or two will privately be hoping for an early exit from Euro 2024 for a few of their star men.

International tournament summers disrupt pre-season for managers.

Various players from different nations return to their clubs at different times, sometimes with injuries, holidays get postponed and rescheduled. As a general rule, the best players are more likely to play for the best nations and therefore go further in international tournaments.

The Euro 2024 final will take place on 14 July. Over half of Premier League clubs already have a pre-season fixture scheduled within 10 days of that.

Of English clubs, unsurprisingly, Premier League champions Manchester City have comfortably the most players in the Euro 2024 knockouts. The best represented Premier League side at the start of the competition have a full line-up of 11 stars still in Germany.

They are followed by the rest of last season's top three - Arsenal and Liverpool - who have eight and seven respectively. Manchester United also have seven while Brentford - aided by their healthy Danish contingent - have six and Crystal Palace five.

Championship play-off winners Southampton's three representatives were all eliminated at the group stage, while fellow newly promoted side Ipswich have not seen their summer impacted at all by players at Euro 2024.

Of the Championship-winning Leicester squad, goalkeeper Mads Hermansen and defenders Wout Faes and Jannik Vestergaard remain in Germany - as does Turkey's Yunus Akgun, who spent last season on loan with the Foxes.

This data was provided by Opta and counts the clubs where players finished at the end of the 2023-24 season.

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We asked for your thoughts on any players at Euro 2024 Wolves should be chasing this summer.

Here is a flavour of your suggestions:

Genine: Jaka Bijol, a defender from Slovenia. Always putting in solid performances and would be the perfect replacement for Kilman.

Giorgio: Radu Dragusin (Romania) to replace Max Kilman as centre-back. Kenan Yildiz (Turkey) if we want to add a young super talent on the wings. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) to finally fill the striker spot. It seems he was on the Wolves radar not so long ago. Three young players that you can see really like to play and fight for their team.

Bob: Buy Lukaku.

Joe: Mario Mitaj from Albania. He wasn't really blessed with a nice group and they finished last obviously, but if Rayan Ait-Nouri is leaving, we should get another left-back.

Ian: Best player to sign is on the commentary team: Conor Coady. Captain and leader that was missing for the second half of last season.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Wolves are in talks with Celta Vigo over a 30m euros deal for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Boss Gary O'Neil has been looking for a number nine since arriving at Wolves last summer and Larsen fits the bill.

While a deal is not imminent, BBC Sport understands Wolves are hopeful they can get one done for the Norway international.

Larsen scored 16 goals for club and country last season, 13 in the league, as Celta finished 14th in La Liga.

He started his career at Sarpsborg in Norway before moving to Dutch club Groningen, scoring 24 goals in 67 appearances.

Celta paid a reported 11m euros to take him to Spain in 2022 and he has scored 18 times in 74 games.

Wolves have already signed winger Rodrigo Gomes on a five-year deal from Braga, while teenage right-back Pedro Lima will join from Brazilian side Sport Recife on 1 July.

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West Ham have submitted a £25m bid for Wolves defender Max Kilman - but that is expected to be rejected.

The 27-year-old has made 151 appearances across seven seasons at Molineux and Gary O'Neil is not actively looking to sell the player, who signed a contract to 2028 less than 12 months ago.

Kilman was an ever-present for Wolves last season, scoring twice in three games at the turn of the year.

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Wolves will host Spanish side Rayo Vallecano in a friendly at Molineux on Saturday, 10 August at 15:00 BST.

It will be their final pre-season friendly before they travel to Arsenal for the start of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.

Rayo Vallecano finished 17th in Spain's top flight last season.

Before the two sides meet, Gary O'Neil's men face West Ham, Crystal Palace and RB Leipzig on their tour of the United States.

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Wolves striker Leon Chiwome has signed a new deal with the club until the summer of 2028.

The 18-year-old played four times for Wolves last season, including two starts in the Premier League, before picking up an injury in training in April that ended his season.

Speaking about Chiwome's new deal, sporting director Matt Hobbs told the club website: "Leon stepped up last year in a tough time, when we had some injuries, and showed the potential he has.

"At the moment, the plan is for him to stay with us, develop under Gary [O'Neil, head coach], his staff and James [Collins] with the under-21s, but while the window is open, there are other possibilities."

The fixtures for the new Premier League season are out and we asked you for your predictions on where Wolves will be after 10 games.

Here is a selection of your comments:

Leslie: Another tough start to the season, so I expect us to be bottom half after 10 games, but hey, we finish the season with a home game! First time for a few years that we've either started or finished at home. And none of the 'big six' in the last three. All we need now is some fair and accurate VAR officiating and we could be in for an enjoyable season.

Kieran: If we have some squad depth then 12th. If not we will be 16th. We need to learn from the end of last season, otherwise we will be in relegation battle.

Harrison: If O'Neil and his team keep up with the wonderkid signings, I can see us sitting comfortably in the top 10.

Eve: Solid 12th place considering we have a difficult start.

Mike: Tough start. Eight points if we're lucky. Too many weaknesses defensively. Also need a couple of proven consistent goalscorers. Hope I am being over-pessimistic.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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It promises to be another season of progress at Wolves under Gary O'Neil. There was disappointment at how last term finished, a feeling of frustration at how the campaign dwindled after an FA Cup quarter-final exit to Coventry and missing out of European qualification.

It meant their finish position of 14th seemed harsh after the encouraging first two thirds of the season, but it should not dampen what was still a positive debut campaign with O'Neil, even in the shadow of having to sell last summer to comply with profit and sustainability rules.

They did the double over Chelsea and Tottenham and beat eventual champions Manchester City at Molineux last season, while they also drew with Aston Villa and Newcastle.

Three of their opening six games for 2024-25 are home games with Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle, which will hold no fear for Wolves.

O'Neil installed a unity at the club and is expected to be rewarded with a new contract, with sporting director Matt Hobbs saying in March talks would happen at the end of the season.

Nothing has been signed yet but there is no rush from either side and a relaxed atmosphere can only help push the club forward next season.

There are also no financial pressures to cash in on star man Pedro Neto, even if there is a feeling he has served his time at Molineux, and the £12.7m signing of Rodrigo Gomes from Braga last week shows the club is backing the manager.

Simon Stone
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Wolves are expecting an offer from West Ham for their captain Maximilian Kilman.

BBC Sport understands the Hammers are interested in the 27-year-old centre-back - but it is yet to progress beyond that.

Wolves think West Ham will eventually push forward in their efforts to reunite Kilman with new boss Julen Lopetegui, who worked with the former England futsal international at Molineux.

Wolves are not actively looking to sell the player, who signed a contract to 2028 less than 12 months ago.

However, they are realistic enough to know if the proposed fee reaches the £45m being rumoured, it may force their hand.

Kilman played every minute of all 38 Premier League games for Wolves last season. Arsenal's William Saliba was the only other outfield player to achieve that feat.

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Wolves will get their 2024-25 season under way against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, 17 August.

Wanderers have lost their opening Premier League game in each of the past three season, and they have never started a league campaign with defeat in four seasons in a row in their history.

Wolves have also won just one of their past 13 away top-flight visits to Arsenal (D4 L8), which was a 2-1 win in November 2020 under Nuno Espirito Santo.

Now the fixtures for the new Premier League season are out, it is time to start looking ahead to your club's 2024-25 campaign and all the key matches.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Premier League fixtures for the 2024-25 season have arrived and if you haven't seen them yet you can find them here.

After an opening-day trip to Arsenal, Wolves' first home game of the season is against Chelsea on 24 August, followed by a visit to Nottingham Forest to round off their August schedule.

Wolves go to neighbours Aston Villa on 21 September, with the return fixture at Molineux on 1 February, while their two games against champions Manchester City are on 19 October and 3 May.

Manchester United will visit Molineux on Boxing Day, while ex-Wanderers boss Julen Lopetegui is scheduled to take his West Ham team to the West Midlands on 1 April.

Gary O'Neil's side end the campaign with games against Brighton at home, Crystal Palace away and Brentford at home.

Fixtures for the Premier League opening weekend have been released.

The 2024-25 season will begin at Old Trafford with Manchester United welcoming Fulham.

Ipswich Town's 22 years away from the top flight will come to an end with a visit from Arne Slot's Liverpool, while fellow newly promoted sides Southampton and Leicester will visit Newcastle and welcome Tottenham respectively.

Elsewhere, champions Manchester City will begin their quest for a fifth Premier League title in a row by travelling to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in Enzo Maresca's first game in charge.

The games will take place between 16-19 August.

Wolves will begin their 2024-25 Premier League campaign against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

The match will take place on Saturday, 17 August at 15:00 BST.

You can find all of Wolves' fixtures here