Wolves braced for £25m Chelsea offer as Rangers star sparks transfer frenzy

Here are your Wolves headlines on Tuesday, June 14...

Chelsea have reportedly joined the race for Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Rayan Ait-Nouri.

French full-back Ait-Nouri enjoyed an impressive season at Wolves and continued his development under Bruno Lage. The 21-year-old was initially signed on loan from Angers in 2020 before Wolves made the move permanent for around £10 million last summer.

He made 23 appearances in the Premier League last term after convincing Lage to put him ahead of experienced alternative Marcal in the pecking order. Ait-Nouri recorded one goal and four assists across all competitions for Wolves in 2021/22.

The defender has long been courted by some of Europe’s biggest clubs and Manchester City are reportedly monitoring his situation. However, fresh reports claim Chelsea are now looking at Ait-Nouri as a potential replacement for Marcos Alonso - who looks set to return to Spain after falling out of favour under Thomas Tuchel.

Offers in the region of £25m will reportedly be considered by Wolves. Wolves wouldn’t be entitled to all of that fee with Angers understood to hold a 50 percent sell-on clause on Ait-Nouri. Wolves do, however, have an agreement with Angers which allows them to buy out the sell-on clause should they wish to.

Rangers defender Calvin Bassey has sparked confusion amongst supporters after seemingly posting an update on his Instagram account from Wolverhampton Wanderers’ training ground.

The 22-year-old defender was promoting a luxury chauffeur service and included his current location as Wolves’ Compton Park training base. Bassey has since deleted the post from his Instagram story.

Aston Villa have been heavily linked with a transfer move for Bassey, who excelled on