"Able to be aggressive" - Rob Edwards on Wolves' summer plans amid squad rebuild
Rob Edwards believes the sales of Jorgen Strand Larsen, Emmanuel Agbadou and Jhon Arias will allow Wolves to be more 'aggressive' in the summer window as they rebuild their squad.
Larsen left for Crystal Palace on deadline day in a deal rising to £48million, while Agbadou is completing a move to Besiktas for £17.5million and Arias is returning to Brazil to join Palmeiras for £21.5million.
It means Wolves have generated up to £87million by letting the trio go, while they have only made one permanent signing in Adam Armstrong for £7million, rising to £9million.
Edwards believes doing this business early will put Wolves in a healthy position to rebuild the squad quickly in the summer following their expected relegation to the Championship.
"There's not been numbers spoken about right now or anything like that and I don't think there's needed to be," Edwards said when asked about his summer budget.
"But what I think it allows us to do is act decisively and quicker than maybe we would have been able to do before.
"I think that's really, really important for us."
Wolves have historically acted slowly in past summer windows and when pressed on that changing, Edwards added: "I would love that.
"I'm aware there's a World Cup and there'll always be challenges like there is within any window.
"But there's nothing that as a head coach you enjoy more than to be able to get players in early, to be able to get to work with them.
"I'm not saying every single player will be, I can't make that promise right now and I don't think anyone can make that promise to me right now either, but we'll be in a good position to be able to be aggressive for the right players."
Angel Gomes also arrived on loan as an Arias replacement, while Wolves still have five centre-backs after sanctioning Agbadou's departure, and Edwards is happy with the balance of his squad and the January window as a whole.
He said: "We're pleased. We wouldn't have allowed those things to happen if we felt it wasn't right for us in the final stretch of the season.
"I think the squad's in good shape, fit and healthy, there's good competition and we're happy with what we've got.
"We've been flexible quite a lot, whether that's been a slightly different shape from the start, or certainly in-game there's been changes. The players are showing good understanding of being adaptable."
Meanwhile, the head coach has heaped praise on 'ultimate professional' Larsen following his departure.
He said: "I've got nothing but positive things to say about him. My time working with him was really enjoyable.
"He was always the ultimate professional. He worked incredibly hard, he always gave everything and that's all you can ask of anyone.
"He leaves with my best wishes. It was the right thing in the end for the football club first and foremost, but for Jorgen as well at this stage.
"It's worked out well for everyone in that case."
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