{"id":670114,"date":"2026-05-29T15:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=670114"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:07:56","slug":"wolves-make-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/05\/29\/wolves-make-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Make Statement Signing With Experienced Full-Back Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today saw Wolves make a statement signing ahead of the 2026\/27 Championship season, with Kieran Trippier set to join the club on a free transfer following his departure from Newcastle United. According to reports from Sky Sports<\/a>, the former England international has agreed a two-year contract at Molineux, with the option of a third year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The move is still subject to a medical, which is expected to take place once Trippier returns from a family holiday next week. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has also given the deal his famous \u201cHere We Go,\u201d signalling that Wolves fans can begin preparing for one of the most ambitious signings in the Championship this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/strong>Wolves Show Statement of Intent By Tying Down Brazilian International Andr\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wolves Make Statement Signing as They Push for an Immediate Premier League Return<\/span><\/h2>\n

Rob Edwards Adds Leadership<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wolves boss Rob Edwards reportedly played a major role in convincing Trippier to make the move to the Black Country. Edwards sees the experienced defender as a key leader both on and off the pitch as Wolves attempt to bounce straight back to the Premier League after relegation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite being 35, Trippier still arrives with elite-level experience. The right-back made 37 appearances for Newcastle last season and remained an important figure within the dressing room. During his four-year spell at St James\u2019 Park, he helped Newcastle return to the Champions League and played 90 minutes as The Magpies won the Carabao Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolves Make Statement Signing: A Huge Championship Transfer<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wolves fought off interest from several clubs across Europe to land the veteran defender, underlining their intent to compete for automatic promotion next season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans across social media have already described the deal as one of the biggest signings the Championship has seen in recent years. <\/span>If Trippier can stay fit, Wolves may have secured the perfect leader for a promotion battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves Set to Keep Talented Attacker Despite United & Liverpool Interest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Featured image courtesy of IMAGO \/ Action Plus<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today saw Wolves make a statement signing ahead of the 2026\/27 Championship season, with Kieran Trippier set to join the club on a free transfer following his departure from Newcastle United. According to reports from Sky Sports, the former England international has agreed a two-year contract at Molineux, with the option of a third year. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":652748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,32,1267,30,3,28,2510],"tags":[7401,7448],"class_list":["post-670114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-championship","category-league-football","category-newcastle-united","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","category-wolves","tag-efl-transfer-news","tag-wolves-transfers"],"modified_by":"Barry Dixon, LWOF Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670114"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670119,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670114\/revisions\/670119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}