Explained: How much Wolves could earn from Bastien Meupiyou sale

Wolves could be set for a cash windfall this summer if former defender Bastien Meupiyou makes a big money move.

The 20-year-old joined Wolves in 2024 for around £4.2million from French side Nantes but never made a first team appearance before departing last summer for Portuguese club Alverca.

He has since gone on to play regularly at centre-back for the newly-promoted side, as they finished mid-table in an impressive season in the Portuguese top flight.

Alverca have been bracing themselves for bids for Meupiyou and are expecting he could become their record player sale, overtaking the £7million they got when they sold Alex Amorim to Genoa in January.

Now, reports have suggested that German side Borussia Dortmund have made a bid for the defender worth up to £14.7million including add-ons.

The bid is reportedly an initial £10.4million, with £4.3million in add-ons.

Wolves have a buy back clause on Meupiyou for a small fee but they are not expected to take it up.

The sell-on agreement when Wolves let Meupiyou go last summer, will see them recoup the £4.2million they paid to sign the centre-back and then 50 per cent of the profit made on top of that.

As a result, if the Dortmund bid is accepted, Wolves could receive up to £7.3million of the initial fee and an additional £2.1million if the add-ons are triggered.