Julen Lopetegui's hand is starting to show in English Wolverhampton, the team he landed in a month ago after his dismissal from Sevilla. At least in terms of signings. According to Radio MARCA, the coach from Guipuzcoa has asked the board to go for the signing of David García, Osasuna's star, one of the standout teams in the early stages of the competition.
During his time at Sevilla, Julen already tried to convince the Osasuna defender to join his project, but always without success. The Navarrese team is fully aware of the level their player has reached, as he has become one of the stars of the Spanish league in the last two seasons, and they are not willing to let him go easily. In the current season, he has already scored a goal in the 12 games he has played and is one of the main reasons why Osasuna is in seventh place, fighting for Europe. He scored up to four goals in the previous season.
Clause and double salary
The only way for the transfer to go through is for Wolves to pay the player's release clause, set at 20 million euros. It seems that the English team is willing to do that and also double the player's salary to convince him completely. The transfer would be finalized this January, so the red team would be left without a player impossible to replace in the short term for the second half of the season.