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Wolves must be hating the international break right now.
The west Midlanders finally began to turn things around with three straight victories in all competitions, which culminated in the shock scalp of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium after Adama Traore netted a quickfire brace in the final ten minutes.
Now the club are faced with various transfer rumours surrounding key members of their squad with defender Willy Boly being linked to the two north London rivals.
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The Sun originally stated that Arsenal were keen on signing the 28-year-old, but new reports from Football Insider suggest that Tottenham Hotspur have also joined the race.
Boly has played such a crucial part in Nuno Santo’s plans so far this season, most notably seen when he hasn’t featured, strangely enough.
The one league game the Frenchman missed was the 5-2 defeat by Chelsea at Molineux – Boly has played in all three of those matches mentioned above.
WhoScored currently rank him as the best-rated member of Nuno’s squad at 7.45.
In contrast, Wolves have been linked to a defender themselves this week, and he’s eerily close to being a like-for-like replacement for towering Boly.
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According to Fanatik, Galatasaray centre-back Christian Luyindama is being watched closely by the west Midlands club, and when looking at his profile, it should serve as a warning that Boly could well be on his way out if such reports turn out to be true.
At 6 foot 3, the 25-year-old is only two inches smaller than the Wolves defender – he has also won an average of 4.8 aerial duels in the Super Lig so far this campaign.
In comparison, Boly is registering slightly under that figure with 4.7.
It remains to be seen how accurate these reports are, but if Wolves are genuinely scouting another defender it could be in preparation for Boly’s exit, which is a wise thing to do considering the impact he has had at the club.
