Moutinho and Costa will leave Wolves, Traore is negotiating to stay

2023-06-03 11:50

Moutinho and Costa will leave Wolves, Traore is negotiating to stay


Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Joao Moutinho and striker Diego Costa are set to leave at the end of their contracts, the Premier League club said on Friday , while winger Adama Traore is in the process of making a move. A new contract is negotiated.


Wolves are 13th this season after Julen Lopetegui took over in early November .

Moutinho , 36, joined Wolves from Monaco in 2018 and the Portugal international has made more than 200 appearances for the Midlands club .

" He has been instrumental in our success over the past four or five years. So, he now leaves with nothing but thanks to the football club, " Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs said in a statement.

Costa, 34 , signed in September amid an injury crisis and has scored one goal in 25 appearances.

Traore made his 194th appearance in Arsenal's final game of the season when he signed a five-year deal from Middlesbrough in the same year as Moutinho.

However, the 27 -year-old Spain international could still be part of Lopetegui's plans next season.

"Adama is a player we want to keep and we're still negotiating with him. He's out of contract now, but that doesn't mean there's no chance of a deal, so the conversation will continue," Hobbs said .