As the deadline day approached in the summer transfer window, Newcastle were desperately looking for forward options as Alexander Isak’s move to Liverpool was imminent. The Magpies were keen on signing Strand Larsen and had even launched two bids for the striker, which were knocked back by Wolves. Eddie Howe ultimately signed Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart, as Larsen stayed at Molineux.
After failing to secure a move away from Wolves, Strand Larsen signed a new long-term contract earlier this month, which will keep him at the club until 2030. However, despite committing his future, the Norway international has hinted that he could still be on the move.
Speaking to VG Strand Larsen said: “It has been turbulent this summer, of course. Personally, I think it was great to be done with it. Of course, you are a little affected, everyone has a dream of taking new steps. At the same time, I feel very safe and good here at Wolves. I got the captain’s armband today, and I feel that I am important to the team.
“But at the same time, you want to take new steps when you do well. The more years I do well at Wolves, the better my chances are in the future. Now it’s day by day to try to get better with my body, and then we’ll take it from there. Everyone wants to take new steps; it was a Champions League club we were talking about. But it will come again, and it will continue. The important thing is that the club showed confidence in me afterwards, and we solved that in a good way.”
On signing a new deal, Larsen added: “Yes, it was good. That says something about the season from last year being rewarded with something positive.”
Strand Larsen has made a fairly slow start to Wolves’ season. He scored a brace in their Carabao Cup win against West Ham, but is without a goal in any of their other five matches across all competitions.
