Wolverhampton Wanderers signed Fer López from Celta Vigo for around €23m in June 2025.
The attacking midfielder struggled, managing an assist from 364 minutes from 12 games for Wolves.
Therefore, the English club allowed him to return to the La Liga side on a dry loan deal in the winter market.
This allowed the 22-year-old to enjoy regular minutes that weren’t available at Molineux. He played 1,432 minutes from 23 matches, managing two goals and an assist for Celta Vigo.
Last month, the Spain U21 international dropped a hint that he wants to extend his stay.
Earlier this month, Celta Vigo manager Claudio Giráldez said he’s confident of getting a fresh deal over the line for him this summer.
He said: “Yes, I believe so. The first thing is that the club want him. The second is that the player wants to be here. Furthermore, I think everyone who cares about him has seen that he has developed significantly during his time here.”
Last week, Sport Witness covered claims from Spain that the La Liga side are optimistic of securing a fresh agreement following Wolves’ relegation from the Premier League.
Celta interest in Wolves man not surprising
La Voz de Galicia, a newspaper local to the club, report Celta Vigo are first planning to carry out a few operations. This includes retaining Fer López, whose loan deal expires on June 30th.
The Spanish club didn’t agree a purchase clause in January and have to agree fresh terms with Wolves in the summer.
It’s claimed the Wolves man’s loan spell has shown that Celta Vigo is his ‘natural habitat for success’.
Both the club and the player want to extend their stay, and the newspaper talks about ‘negotiating Fer López continuity’. However, the deal won’t be straightforward because the ‘deciding factors’ will be money and interest shown by other clubs.
Growing interest can favour Wolves
Wolves can take advantage if other clubs come forward to sign Fer López. If these clubs offer better terms than what Celta Vigo can propose, then the case will be more complex.
It’ll then be down to Wolves and the interested party to convince him to pick them over the Spanish club.
Should this happen, then Rob Edwards’ side can accept the offer that suits them the most.
