Willy Boly: Wolves Defender Failed to Turn Up for Game Against Newcastle As He Tries to Force His Exit

Willy Boly: Wolves Defender Failed to Turn Up for Game Against Newcastle As He Tries to Force His Exit

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Wolverhampton Wanderer's head coach Bruno Lage has confirmed that defender Willy Boly failed to report for the game against Newcastle despite being on the match-day squad
  • Boly is said to be ready to pull out all stops to force a move away from the club before the end of the transfer window
  • Wolves are yet to pick up a win in the new season after seeing Allan Saint-Maximin score a late equalizer for Newcastle

Trouble is brewing for Wolverhampton Wanderer's defender Willy Boly as he seeks to force his move away from the club this summer.

The tall defender was scheduled to be a part of Wolves' matchday squad against Newcastle on Sunday at the Molineux Stadium. However, he failed to show up in an apparent move to force the club's hands.

Willy Boly, Wolves, Bruno Lage, Nottingham Forest
Willy Boly celebrates after scoring for Wolves in their Europa League match against Besiktas in 2019. Photo by Sam Bagnall.
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Reports have indicated that newly-promoted side Nottingham Forest are interested in Boly's services, but Wolves have rejected offers.

BBC Sports reports that head coach Bruno Lage revealed that he held talks with Boly on Saturday and informed him he was in the match-day squad.

He has a proposal in his hands and he wants to go, that is my feeling when I talked to him.
I told him I need a top player like you on the bench and afterwards, he makes his decision. He was on the squad list and he didn’t come.

Boly joined Wolves in 2017 from Porto and played an integral part in their promotion to the top-flight and the subsequent run in the Europa League.

The Ivory Coast international is yet to play this season with the partnership of Nathan Collins and Max Kilman preferred.

Antonio Conte slams Richarlison for showboating against Nottingham Forest

Sports Brief has also reported that Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has warned his new signing Richarlison that showboating and goading the opponent will not be tolerated.

Richarlison was introduced from the bench for the third consecutive time. The Brazilian provided an assist late on to Harry Kane to put the game beyond Nottingham Forest's reach.

Spurs had to grind out the result, with Forest dominating for long periods. The newly-promoted side gave a good account of themselves but could not breach Hugo Lloris's goal.

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