During their tenure at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fosun has made a number of bad transfer choices. The bank balance was undoubtedly strengthened by the high fees paid for the sale of players like Pedro Neto, Ruben Neves, and Matheus Nunes.
Nonetheless, it did make the Old Gold weaker in a number of areas, which Vitor Pereira is working to strengthen.
The club’s recent sale of Max Kilman to West Ham United was one of its worst moves.
Why selling Max Kilman must have been a mistake for Wolves
Kilman cost almost £40 million to join the Irons, therefore the Molineux team made a huge profit on him.
During their tenure at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fosun has made a number of bad transfer choices. The bank balance was undoubtedly strengthened by the high fees paid for the sale of players like Pedro Neto, Ruben Neves, and Matheus Nunes.
Nonetheless, it did make the Old Gold weaker in a number of areas, which Vitor Pereira is working to strengthen.
The club’s recent sale of Max Kilman to West Ham United was one of its worst moves.
Why selling Max Kilman must have been a mistake for Wolves
Kilman cost almost £40 million to join the Irons, therefore the Molineux team made a huge profit on him.
The center-back has recovered four balls per game, lost control just 7.6 times a game, and won 70% of all duels he has participated in for West Ham in the Premier League.
Even though West Ham hasn’t had the finest season, they have a great defender in Kilman who will only become better with time.
Given that the team has been forced into a relegation fight, Wolves could use someone of his caliber right now.
Was this Fosun’s most significant transfer error? Or was it worse to sell another defender in 2023?
Now that Nathan Collins is playing for Brentford in the Premier League, it appears like the team may be regretting the sale.
Collins made 31 appearances for Wolves across all competitions during his one season with the Old Gold, which was a worse error than Kilman.
This now appears to be a good deal. In 2022, Collins’ former Ireland manager Stephen Kenny praised him, saying:
Over the course of the four games, Nathan has made a name for himself in the squad and performed incredibly well. For someone so young, his decision-making is impressive, and he deserves special recognition for achieving this unique aim.”
The 23-year-old has been in outstanding form for the Bees this season. The center-back has won an amazing 5.2 total duels per game, a success rate of 63%, completed 87% of his passes, averaged 1.2 tackles, made 0.8 interceptions, and played in 26 Premier League games.
| Nathan Collins’ PL stats since joining Brentford | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metric (per 90) | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Accurate passes | 37.4 | 47 |
| Tackles | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Total duels won | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Balls recovered | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Interceptions | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Via Sofascore | ||
He finished the game with a 90% pass success rate, made 12 clearances, and was accurate with 60% of his long balls against Leicester City on Friday night.
Thomas Frank is undoubtedly getting the most out of the former Wolves star right now, and the choice to sell him two years ago will undoubtedly be remembered as a bad one.
Wolves has the third-worst defensive record in the league after giving up 54 goals this season.
It might have been much more promising if Collins had been at the center of their defense.
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