Strand Larsen signs new deal two months after £23m move

Just over two months after joining Wolves permanently, Jorgen Strand Larsen has agreed to a new contract until 2030.

Following Wolves’ rejection of bids of £50m and £55m from Newcastle over the summer, Wolves has accepted the five-year contract with the option to extend it for one more year.

Strand Larsen, 25, helped Wolves finish 16th in the Premier League last season by scoring 14 goals on loan from Celta Vigo before sealing a £23 million move in July.

Vitor Pereira, the owner of Wolves, calls Strand Larsen’s commitment “very good news” for the club and its supporters.

He continued, “We need players like Larsen if we want to take a step forward because it’s about his spirit and personality more than just his tactical and technical skills.”

Strand Larsen has missed the previous two games due to an Achilles injury, but he has already scored two goals this season in West Ham’s EFL Cup victory.

He stated in his new contract that “I’ve been incredibly happy here at Wolves.”

The signing of a new agreement indicates that I have a commitment to this organization, that I am content here, that I love all of my friends and teammates, that the fans are fantastic, and that we only want to continue the season as a whole.

“The club is happy, I’m happy myself, and I’ve signed a new deal, more years at Wolves,” I said. I’m now prepared to return to the pitch.

The most crucial thing for me is to return to the pitch and ensure that we start to win and recover from our poor start.

Wolves have a better chance of surviving whether Strand Larsen takes on Leeds at Molineux on Saturday.

The Norway international’s new deal comes after Newcastle rejected his summer offers, which was a strong showing for him.

At the height of the Magpies’ interest, the striker also handled himself flawlessly, remaining professional, and scoring twice against West Ham in the EFL Cup.

Strand Larsen’s initial loan agreement was signed in 2024, and everything was in place to end the agreement. As a result, his prior covenants were already in place.

It is not believed that signing him a new contract as soon as he signed with the club is done internally. He hasn’t played for the Wolves for 15 months, in fact.

After a successful Premier League debut season, Newcastle’s interest caused the situation to become more serious, but a new deal would have been discussed in any case.

Not unique to Wolves, a player who has been linked with a new contract after an interest from another team.

After Gary O’Neil was replaced by Strand Larsen in December, Pereira added another goal and Strand Larsen added 22% of the Wolves’ goals to keep them in the top flight.