Wolves have rejected a \u00a350m bid from Newcastle for J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen and maintain the striker is not for sale.<\/p>\n
The club are aware Newcastle identified Strand Larsen as a key target but their stance is they cannot afford to sell the Norwegian before the transfer window closes on \u00adMonday. Wolves deem him irreplaceable owing to the timing and his record as a Premier League goalscorer.<\/p>\n
Newcastle are without a bona fide No\u00a09 amid the continued absence of Alexander Isak and the \u00addeparture of Callum Wilson at the end of his contract. The Wolves head coach, V\u00edtor\u00a0Pereira, deems Strand Larsen his only senior striker.<\/p>\n
The 25\u2011year\u2011old forward scored 14 top-flight goals for the club last season and joined in a \u00a323m deal in July after a successful loan from Celta\u00a0Vigo. Strand Larsen He was withdrawn towards the end of Wolves\u2019 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday with what Pereira described as a minor achilles problem.<\/p>\n
Wolves have sold Matheus Cunha<\/a> and Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri<\/a> this summer and the former club captain N\u00e9lson Semedo departed for Fenerbahce after rejecting a new contract.<\/p>\n Pereira is hopeful of offloading F\u00e1bio Silva, a \u00a335m signing in 2020, on a permanent deal, while Hwang Hee-chan and Sasa Kalajdzic could also move before the deadline.<\/p>\n