Wolves have reportedly been offered Martin Braithwaite by Barcelona, as the Catalan giants look to bring down their wage bill.

Barca are currently unable to register any new players – including Lionel Messi, who has reportedly agreed a new five-year deal to stay at Camp Nou – due to exceeding the La Liga salary cap.

According to Mail Online, Barca have tried to tempt Wolves with Braithwaite – who was a surprise signing from Leganes in January 2020, under La Liga rules allowing clubs to make emergency signings to cover for long-term injuries (in this instance, Ousmane Dembele).

Given these reports, it’s fair to assume that Barca will let the 30-year-old go for considerably less than his £251 million (yes, really) release clause…

Wolves are believed to be in the market for back-up to Raul Jimenez, who returned to action in a pre-season friendly with Crewe at the weekend – six months on from sustaining a horrific skull fracture against Arsenal.

Braithwaite’s versatility – he can also play wide in a front three, as he did for Denmark in their run to the Euro 2020 semi-finals – is also bound to be appealing to Wolves, who move into a new era under head coach Bruno Lage.

Braithwaite has made 53 appearances for Barca – although the majority of those have come from the bench – scoring eight goals. He’s never played in the Premier League, although he did spend a season-and-a-half in the Championship with Middlesbrough.