Trippier verbally agrees to Wolves move after Newcastle exit
· BBC SportPublished
Wolves are close to signing former England international Kieran Trippier.
The 35-year-old has verbally agreed to move to Molineux on a free transfer after his departure from Newcastle.
He is expected to sign a two-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months, to become Rob Edwards' first summer signing.
Trippier is leaving Newcastle at the end of his contract this summer having spent four-and-a-half years at St James' Park, making 160 appearances and scoring four goals.
He helped them win the Carabao Cup in 2025, the Magpies' first domestic silverware since 1955.
Right-back Trippier won La Liga with Atletico Madrid in 2020-21 and was a Champions League runner up in 2019 with Tottenham.
He won 54 England caps, scoring in the 2018 World Cup semi final and starting the Euro 2020 final, before retiring from international duty in 2024.
Wolves are rebuilding after finishing bottom of the Premier League and have targeted more experience, with homegrown signings the priority.
The club's hierarchy recognise they did not have enough experience or players who understood the club's culture.
Wolves, who won just three top flight games to end their eight-year stay in the division, have no room in their squad for any non-homegrown players before further departures.
Goalkeeper Jose Sa and forward Hwang Hee-chan are expected to leave along with midfielder Ladislav Krejci but Mateus Mane is due to stay at Molineux after a breakthrough season.