Transfer column: Wolves midfielder 'meetings', West Brom keeper claim and Aston Villa Douglas Luiz stance

The EFL campaign is over with the Premier League edging towards a conclusion.

And with the top flight season almost over, the talk of transfers and who will go where in the summer has already begun.

The Express & Star brings you the latest daily transfer column with all the latest talk surrounding your clubs.

Not all posts are the view of the Express & Star with some from third party outlets.

Joao Gomes latest

Rumours surrounding the Brazilian’s future have been circling for some time - and they have ramped up in recent days.

Gomes is set to be one of a host of Wolves players who will depart in the summer.

He has repeatedly been linked with a move to Napoli and La Liga side Atletico Madrid.

And in recent days it has been claimed that the most likely destination for Gomes is Spain.

According to reports, the Champions League semi-finalists are set to hold ‘new meetings’ in the coming weeks, to try and close a deal for Gomes.

They saw Conor Gallagher depart the club for Tottenham in January - and they see Gomes as a straight replacement for the England midfielder.

Turkish reports surrounding Wolves defender

Turkish side Beskitas bagged themselves a Wolves defender back in January - as they brought in Emmanual Agbadou.

The defender departed Molineux just a year after he joined the club.

Now it has been claimed in Turkey that they want to raid Molineux for another centre back.

Yerson Mosquera is one Wolves player who has reportedly been attracting interest after relegation was confirmed.

And now reports in the Turkish media have stated the club are looking to step up their pursuit of the Wolves defender.

Albion ‘monitoring’ goalkeeper situation

West Brom are said to be ‘monitoring’ the situation surrounding a goalkeeper they were linked to back in January.

Albion moved to bring in Max O’Leary from Bristol City - with the keeper impressing in the second half of the campaign.

He is out of contract this summer - as Albion are still yet to confirm their released and retained list for next season.

Albion were linked with Sunderland’s Anthony Patterson - after he found himself out of favour.

He eventually moved to Millwall - but according to the Sunderland Echo his future for next season is up in the air.

They have stated Albion are one of a host of clubs who are ‘monitoring’ the goalkeeper.

Albion linked to relegated midfielder

Sheffield Wednesday’s Swedish midfielder Svante Ingelsson is attracting interesting from a host of Championship clubs.

The midfielder has been one of the standouts in Wednesday’s tough campaign - as they went into administration and were then relegated.

He is expected to depart Hillsborough this summer - with a number of clubs including Albion reportedly showing interest, according to reports.

Villa Douglas Luiz latest

Aston Villa are unlikely to bring Douglas Luiz back to the club on a permanent basis this summer - according to reports.

The midfielder departed for Juventus in a big money move back in 2024.

But he returned in January to bolster Unai Emery’s midfielder options amid injuries to key players.

He has featured 17 times but it has been claimed that Villa are unlikely to try and make the move permanent this summer.

Villa re under no obligation to buy Luiz this summer, with Juventus reportedly wanting about £23m as part of any deal.

Villa linked to out of contract Rangers man

Aston Villa are one of a host of Premier League clubs showing interest in our of contract Rangers man Bailey Rice, according to reports.

Rice, who has spent a large part of the season injured, is out of contract at Ibrox this summer.

The defensive midfielder has only featured a handful of times for Rangers - but clubs including Crystal Palace are said to be interested.