JEAN-RICNER BELLEGARDE REACHES AGREEMENT TO JOIN WOLVES

 

Foot Mercato are reporting that RC Strasbourg Alsace midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (25) has reached an agreement to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.

As reported by Mohamed Toubache-Ter, Wolves submitted a €15m offer for the former France youth international. The French midfielder has started the 2023/24 Ligue 1 season in scintillating form, scoring twice and registering two assists in just three games. However, he may yet leave Les Alsaciens, who have two wins in their first three games of the season.

An agreement has now been reached between the player and the Premier League club. Bellegarde wants to leave Les Alsaciens and will not extend his current deal with the club, which is set to expire at the end of the season. Negotiations between Strasbourg and Wolves are ongoing in order to reach an agreement.

During his time with Les Alsaciens, Bellegarde has played 138 games, during which time he has registered eight goals and 16 assists.

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Fulham are actively looking to stop Harrison Reed from joining Wolves and are trying to renew his contract.

Yesterday, it was claimed that Wanderers had made a bid for the 28-year-old midfielder.

But that offer was rejected by the Premier League side.

Reed is a regular pick for Fulham.

Last season, he played in 37 of Fulham’s 38 Premier League games – starting the vast majority.

This term, he’s featured in the Cottagers’ first three Premier League games and their Carabao Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Wolves are potentially looking at signing Reed today.

But their efforts could become complicated by Fulham trying to extend the player’s contract.

At the moment, Reeds has just one year remaining at Craven Cottage.

Yesterday, Fulham boss Marco Silva said (via The Athletic): “We are trying to renew Harrison Reed’s contract. It shows he’s an important player for us.”

Something else that could complicate a deal for Reed is the situation with Joao Palhinha.

The Portuguese midfielder has emerged as a target for Bayern Munich.

Should that move come to fruition, then it may be that Fulham are unwilling to let Reed go. It already sounds as though they do not want to sell.