Wolves reject £50m bid for Jorgen Strand Larsen showing intent to keep star man at Molineux

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Wolves have turned down a £50 million bid from Newcastle United for striker Jørgen Strand Larsen, underlining their determination to keep hold of one of their most important players.  The Norwegian only joined permanently in July for £23 million after a loan spell in which he netted 14 Premier League goals, and manager Vítor Pereira has made it clear he will not be leaving Molineux this summer.

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00:00Wolves have turned down a £50m bid from Newcastle United for striker Jorgen Stran Larsson,

00:09underlining their determination to keep hold of one of their most important players.

00:13The Norwegian only joined permanently in July for £23m after a loan spell,

00:19in which he netted 14 Premier League goals and manager Vito Pereira has made it clear he will not be leaving Molyneux this summer.

00:27Newcastle are scouring the market for a new centre forward after losing Callum Wilson

00:33and failing with approaches for Brentford's Johan Wisser,

00:38but Wolves are adamant that Stran Larsson is not available.

00:43Pereira has already seen Matthias Gunja depart for Manchester United

00:47and cannot afford another loss in attack, particularly with the season having begun poorly for his side.

00:55A difficult start to the campaign has piled pressure on Wolves, with goals proving hard to come by.

01:02The club know that any sale would not only weaken the team, but also risk further undermining morale.

01:08That is why, despite the financial temptation, Wolves have stood firm.

01:13Speaking on the Norwegian, Pereira praised his mentality and work ethic.

01:18He is a very important player for us.

01:20I watch him in training and he is committed.

01:23He likes to win and he is a fighter.

01:25The head coach stressed that he has not even discussed Newcastle's interest with the forward,

01:31underlining confidence in the player's loyalty to the project.

01:35Supporters too recognised that letting him go so late in the window would be reckless.

01:39With the deadline approaching on September 1st, Wolves would have little chance of finding a replacement of similar quality.

01:48For a club already dealing with setbacks, losing their top scorer would make a poor start even harder to recover from.

01:57Newcastle's rejected offer highlights the difficulty big spending Cubs face in prizing away established stars.

02:04For Wolves, however, the equation is simple.

02:06Sean Larson is central to their hopes of turning the season around and selling him now is not an option.

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