'Technical' Gomes and 'competitor' Armstrong join Wolves
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Wolves have completed the deadline day signings of midfielder Angel Gomes and striker Adam Armstrong.
Gomes joins on an initial loan from French side Marseille until the end of the season, with an option to buy at the end of the campaign.
The 25-year-old only joined Marseille from Lille in the summer but has not started a Ligue 1 match since November, scoring four goals in 20 appearances in all competitions for the club.
Gomes came through the ranks at Manchester United, where he featured 10 times for the first team.
Speaking to club media about the deal for the England international, boss Rob Edwards said: "I'm delighted, really excited. I've got a really good relationship with Angel – we go back quite a long way now.
"At the FA we got on really, really well. I thought he was a brilliant, technical player, and he's got a great brain. He gives us real quality in that midfield area and it's a really exciting signing for the football club.
"He's young, but he's experienced now, he's got a lot of games behind him. Everything that he brings, his intensity, his energy, his enthusiasm for football, we want him to bring all of that. He's got bags of quality, so I'm looking forward to seeing him integrate into the group."
Armstrong has joined on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £7m from Championship side Southampton.
The 28-year-old has 11 goals for Saints in the second tier this season, contributing to a tally of 43 for the club since joining from Blackburn in 2021.
His arrival follows the departure of forward Jorgen Strand Larsen to Crystal Palace for £48m.
"Adam's really excited to be here. He's a competitor and he's got something about him that we need now. He was really keen to come and join Wolves, and wants to play for Wolves, so it's a really good day for the club getting him in," Edwards said.
"He's someone I've admired for a long, long time. He's a really good footballer, a goal threat and a goal scorer. He's someone who can play off the sides if we wanted him to, he'll see himself as a nine and as a goalscorer, but he's more than that.
"We were only going to bring people in if we felt they could really affect the group in a positive way, not just on the pitch, but around the whole place as well. Hopefully everyone really gets behind him and shows him that love really early on."
What do you make of Wolves' business on deadline day? Can they have an impact in the final months of the season? Or is it preparation for a possible Championship campaign?
