Edwards on Gomes' future, critical transfers and player attitudes

TL;DR

Wolves manager Rob Edwards discusses Joao Gomes' potential transfer interest and emphasizes the importance of recruitment for the club's future. He acknowledges the team's effort post-relegation and the need for quality improvements.

Key points

Rob Edwards comments on Joao Gomes' transfer interest.
Emphasizes the importance of recruitment for Wolves' future.
Players are showing strong effort post-relegation.

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Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Molineux Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

On Joao Gomes being linked to clubs like Atletico Madrid: "We have some good individual players and I know that there is going to be some interest if they're going to leave. If they do, it will be right for the football club, as well as the individual. Someone like Joao is a really talented player, but we will see what happens with him as an individual."
Edwards said: "What I think is really important this time, and I think it's important to say it as well because we've lost really talented players in the past, is making sure we're really good in the market so that when we do lose some of our good players, we're bringing in some really good ones as well."
On his players' state of mind after being relegated: "It's a difficult situation, but I think we are getting the most of the group. Every day they are coming in and giving it their absolute all. Again, from when we first came in to now, the training levels are through the roof. They have given it everything and that side of things can't be questioned."
He added: "Certain bits can be, bits of quality here and there, and of course, there are always things we can improve on, I'm not saying we are perfect, not at all, but the lads have given everything and I need to stress that."
Edwards' said the recruitment is going to be "everything" moving forward.
He added: "We have had one window, where we did a lot of work in that time but there's going to be more that needs doing in the summer. It's going to be really important. Everyone wants to snap their fingers, and get it all perfect straight away but this was always going to be a challenging job and it's going to take a while to get it to where we want it."

In our initial reporting, we incorrectly quoted Edwards as saying: "What I think is really important this time, and I say this time, because we have lost really talented players in the past, and we have been really good in the market to bring in good players to replace them." The second bullet point above has now been corrected.

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Q&A

What did Rob Edwards say about Joao Gomes' future at Wolves?

Rob Edwards mentioned that there is likely to be interest in Joao Gomes from clubs like Atletico Madrid, but any potential transfer must be right for both the player and the club.

How does Rob Edwards view the current state of his players after relegation?

Edwards believes the players are giving their all in training and improving, despite acknowledging that there are areas that still require enhancement.

What are Rob Edwards' plans for recruitment at Wolves?

Edwards stated that recruitment will be crucial moving forward, with more work needed in the summer transfer window to ensure the club can replace any departing talent effectively.