Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
HOW WOLVES GOT THEIR BITE BACK
JULY 2016: Championship Wolves bought by Chinese conglomerate Fosun (above) for £30million as Steve Morgan sells up AUGUST 2016: Wolves make 12 signings, including Ivan Cavaleiro, for a record £7m from Monaco under new boss Walter Zenga OCTOBER 2016: Zenga sacked after only 14 league games and replaced by Paul Lambert JANUARY 2017: Helder Costa’s successful loan is made permanent for a record £13m, but club go on to only finish 15th MAY 2017: Lambert is sacked as coach Nuno Espirito Santo turns his back on the Champions League with Porto for the Championship JULY 2017: Ruben Neves joins from Porto for a Championship record fee of £15.6m. Other signings join including Diogo Jota, Willy Boly, Leo Bonatini, John Ruddy and Ryan Bennett MARCH 2018: Championship promotion rivals demand a probe into Wolves’ links with super-agent Jorge Mendes after stunning success of league leaders’ overseas signings APRIL 2018: The EFL conclude that Wolves have not broken any regulations, despite their link-up with Mendes, as a Fosun subsidiary owns a stake in Mendes’ agency Gestifute MAY 2018: Wolves win Championship title (above) with 99 points as Jota scores 17 goals and Neves six – all from outside the box JULY 2018: Jota’s loan from Atletico Madrid is made permanent for £12.3m, as club spend £80m and bring in a host of internationals, like Rui Patricio, Joao Moutinho, Jonny Otto, Raul Jimenez, Leander Dendoncker and Adama Traore SEPTEMBER 2018: Wolves hit ground running in Premier League, including a draw at Manchester United, as Nuno is named manager of month DECEMBER 2018: Wolves catch the eye against the top clubs with wins over both Chelsea and Tottenham JANUARY 2019: Jonny’s loan from Atletico Madrid is made a permanent £18m switch, equalling the club record paid for Traore last summer