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Fer Lopez: Transformation and Trajectory
13.11.26, 06:30 Updated 13.11.26, 15:48
Following the departures of Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri in the summer of 2025, Vitor Pereira’s first signing through the door was Fer Lopez. The young Spaniard signed for £19 million, joining his former Celta Vigo teammate Jorgen Strand Larsen at Molineux.
His first season in Old Gold was disappointing. In nine appearances Lopez recorded one assist, with that being his only goal involvement in the Premier League before he returned to Celta on loan for the rest of the season.
Fast forward to this autumn and the picture looks considerably different. Wolves are now increasingly reliant on the 22-year-old, with Cesar Peixoto granting him the freedom to dictate play in an advanced role. With six goals already to his name, Lopez is enjoying the most prolific goalscoring campaign of his career.
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Tom Gibson
Writeris a graduate of the University of Derby's football journalism course and an accredited UEFA journalist. He has already amassed plenty of experience working for PA, Wolves Foundation and in the club's media department on a voluntary basis covering the women's and under-21s teams.