Wolves transfer news: Barcelona player rated at £25.9m being 'closely followed'

Wolverhampton Wanderers are allegedly giving consideration to making an approach for Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado.

On Tuesday morning, the West Midlands outfit announced their fourth signing of the summer transfer window with the addition of full-back Jackson Tchatchoua.

As a result, Vitor Pereira has strengthened one of the areas on his priority list, but Wolves still require fresh faces for other positions.

Most supporters would argue that another central defender and two attackers should remain on the radar with the club starting the new Premier League campaign with a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.

Nevertheless, as per Matteo Moretto, who was reporting on Marca, Wolves seemingly hold an interest in bringing Casado to Molineux.

Wolves chasing Barcelona midfielder

The report suggests that Wolves - as well as West Ham United - are following the situation of the 21-year-old ahead of the closing days of the market.

Casado has graduated from the La Masia academy to make a total of 41 appearances for Barcelona, contributing one goal and six assists in all competitions.

Ten of those outings came in last season's Champions League, Casado notably playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-1 League Phase victory over Bayern Munich.

However, he missed the latter stages of the campaign with a ligament injury and remained as an unused substitute for the 3-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday.

As such, Barcelona could be left with decisions to make if they receive an offer for the Spain international, who is said to be valued in the region of €30m (£25.92m).

While Hansi Flick is likely to prefer to retain the services of Casado, cashing in on a homegrown talent would significantly benefit the club with regards to La Liga's and UEFA's financial regulations.

Big name, not needed?

Wolves already have two central midfielders in Andre and Joao Gomes who do not bring a physical presence to the engine room.

Casado is a different kind of player to the combative Brazil internationals, yet Wolves could arguably benefit more from signing a central midfielder that can bolster their threat from defensive and attacking set pieces as well as more strength in open play.

Paying in the region of £26m would also be a lot of money to spend on someone who only has one year of first-team football under his belt and needs to prove himself after injury.

From Casado's perspective, he may feel no need to consider an exit when he still has three years left on his contract and will realistically be used regularly by Flick as the season progresses.