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Rui Patricio has revealed his excitement at signing for Wolves ahead of his first training session.

The summer signing will link up with the squad this week after an extended break following his World Cup heroics.

And after checking out his new surroundings at Compton, he posted a video message to the Wolves official Twitter account saying:

"Tomorrow, I'll start training with the first-team and I'm excited to start playing in the Premier League."

The summer arrival from Sporting Lisbon will be the first-choice goalkeeper at the club next season following his recent switch.

Transfer fee

Sporting Lisbon have lodged a complaint to FIFA regarding the transfer of Patricio and have astonishingly demanded that both the club and the player be handed bans.

Wolves completed the signing of goalkeeper Patricio last month while he was out in Russia with the Portugal squad at the World Cup.

The 30-year-old made clear his intentions of leaving the Estádio José Alvalade this summer after falling out with then club president Bruno de Carvalho, though the Wolves deal actually initially collapsed.

He then took the step of writing to Sporting requesting to cancel his contract.

Penning a 34-page document, Patricio outlined his intentions to terminate his deal and other players followed suit after a number of Sporting’s key players and staff were attacked by a 50-strong group of masked thugs at the club’s training ground in May.

He cited physical and psychological abuse as reasoning for his request to be released from his contract in the Portuguese capital, and eventually completed a move to Molineux, signing a four-year contract.

Sporting, however, are not happy with how the stopper left the club, and complained at the time about the role that Wolves’ associate Jorge Mendes and his agency Gestifute played.

The consequently approached Spanish lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo Perez, who is believed to be an expert in sports law. He has overseen the completion of the document, which is 63 pages long.

They request that global governing body FIFA ban Wolves for two transfer windows and Patricio himself from playing football in any form for six months.

Sporting also believe they are entitled to compensation for how the episode panned out, and are demanding almost £50m from Wanderers.

Wolves insist they have done nothing wrong and are confident that the deal they've agreed with Patricio is legally secure, so now an agreement must arrive otherwise FIFA will be forced to make a decision either way.

You can read the document in full via Portuguese newspaper Record’s website here .

Loan move?

Wolves could be set to send Jordan Graham off on loan to Wigan for the season.

The former Aston Villa winger is back at the club after going on loan to Fulham last season, where he made just three appearances.

Now his future at Molineux remains uncertain and it seems another loan spell could be on the cards.

Freelance journalist Tim Nash stated on Twitter: Wolves winger JordanGr_11 is attracting strong interest from LaticsOfficial and could be set for a season-long loan there.

It would be another chance for the 23-year-old to show he still has something to offer.

Where it all began

The Coventry-born attacker joined Villa as an eight-year-old and worked his way through the ranks.

After impressing in the Academy and in the FA Youth Cup, Graham turned out for Tony McAndrew’s U18s and hit a rich vein of form that earned him a promotion into the reserve team and a professional contract in 2012, aged 17.

Graham was part of the NextGen Series-winning team in 2013 but he didn’t feature in the final.

He spoke about emulating the likes of Marc Albrighton and Gabby Agbonlahor but never made it into the first-team.

Why he left Villa

Lambert made the decision to let Graham, 19 at the time, leave along with fellow youngsters Daniel Johnson and Samir Carruthers.

The winger’s full-time departure to Wolves was confirmed just a month before Lambert was sacked.

The exact reason was never revealed yet when Tim Sherwood took over he questioned why they were let go.

Graham would later go on to explain some of his feelings, when he said:

“When me and Sammy and DJ were there, I don’t think they believed in us enough to throw us in the deep end.

“It’s not been easy for them. For the last five years or so, Villa have been down there at the bottom of the table, so putting young kids in isn’t what the fans really want and not the first thing on the manager’s mind.

“We got to the stage where we realised we couldn’t do any more than we had been doing and that the best thing for all of us was to move on."

What happened next?

Graham initially joined Wolves on loan in November 2014 but turned his temporary move into a permanent one three months later.

He’d already had loan spells at Bradford and Ipswich but it was at Molineux where he hoped to realise his full potential.

It didn’t start well, though. as Graham sustained an injury that meant he had to wait a year before he made his debut.

He was sent out on loan to Oxford to regain match sharpness and when he returned in November 2015 he finally had the chance to showcase his skills.

Top form

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Between November 2015 and January 2016, Graham made 12 appearances for Wolves and quickly became the star of the show for Kenny Jackett.

He was Wolves’ assist king and most creative force and other clubs started to take note.

Bournemouth were keen on the wideman and were ready to pounce but then disaster struck once again.

Injury blow

Just when he had started to find his feet, Graham suffered a cruel injury blow in a game away at Cardiff in January 2016.

He was stretchered off after ruputuring his ACL and was told to expect a year on the sidelines.

That bitter blow left him feeling downbeat and he didn’t play again until April 2017.

By that time, Lambert was his boss again, this time at Wolves.

Graham spoke out in public about how Lambert had greeted him during his time at Blackburn boss.

He said:

“I saw Paul Lambert for the Blackburn game at Molineux and said he was really pleased I’d made an impact. And he said he was happy I wasn’t playing for Wolves on the day.

“It was good to hear from someone who wasn’t 100 per cent sure I wasn’t going to go all the way. Things like that please me and give me that drive to do more.”

During their time at Molineux, Graham was disciplined along with Kortney Hause for not being in a fit state to train.

It was a one-off incident, though, and both players responded professionally, as requested.

Move to Fulham

Graham started the season in the Wolves’ matchday squad and featured in the first two games.

But it quickly became clear that his game would not be suited to the new-look formation.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo was asking Graham to play in a full-back position and with a number of clubs showing their interest in him, he felt it was a good time to move.

Leicester, Hull and Leeds were all keen but the flanker moved to Fulham on a season-long loan, saying:

“I’m over the moon.

“It’s a wicked club to be at. I know how big a club it is. I know where it belongs, and as soon as I heard of the interest I couldn’t wait to get down here and hopefully be part of a big season.”

He made just three appearances on loan.

Numbers

Wolves are expected to further strengthen their squad in preparation for their long anticipated return to the Premier League, after securing promotion in May.

Having already acquired the services of Rui Patricio and Raul Jimenez, Nuno Espírito Santo is expected to delve into the transfer market again before the transfer deadline on Thursday 9th August.

With many new arrivals and a handful of departures, the squad is going to have a slightly different look come August 11th when they open their campaign at Molineux against Everton.

One thing that is on every fan’s minds when transfers are made, is what shirt number will the new signing wear? We take a look at what numbers are available to new arrivals this season.

1. Goalkeeper Rui Patricio is on his way to Molineux this summer and is expected to be Nuno Espírito Santo’s number one choice. However, with Carl Ikeme currently the owner of the number one shirt, will Rui Patricio wear the currently vacant no.22 shirt he started his career at Sporting Lisbon with?

2. Matt Doherty

3. Barry Douglas

4. VACANT

5. Ryan Bennett

6 .Captain Danny Batth is the current occupant of the no.6 shirt at Molineux, but with increasing rumours of Swansea CIty’s Alfie Mawson being linked with a move, could his shirt be under threat? Batth only played nine games for his beloved Wolves last season. Should Batth stay, surely Alfie Mawson would be happy with the no.4 shirt?

7. Ivan Cavaleiro

8. Ruben Neves

9.Rafa Mir/ Raul Jimenez - Raul Jimenez arrives at Molineux on loan from Benfica this season, with the Mexican surely eyeing up Rafael Mir’s no. 9 shirt. Mir, who only joined the Wanderers in January will be hoping to keep a hold of it.

10. VACANT- Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko has been heavily linked with the Wanderers since the end of the season. City boss Pep Guardiola gave the 21-year-old eight appearances in the Premier League last season, mainly at full back. Although he wears the no.35 shirt at City, the attacking midfielder wore the no.10 shirt during his time at PSV Eindhoven.

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11. With Jordan Graham’s Wolves future in doubt and with Ben El-Mhanni linked with a move to the club, could the English right winger pick up the no.11 shirt that he has been known to wear for the Magpies?

12. VACANT - Celtic’s Kieran Tierney is reportedly looking for a move to the Premier League after an impressive few seasons in Scotland. The 21-year-old left back wears the no.63 shirt for the Bhoys but it is unlikely Wanderers would be able to give him that.

13. VACANT - The no.13 is usually a number reserved for a second choice keeper, this could be a second alternative for either Rui Patricio or Carl Ikeme if he is forced to give up the no.1 shirt.

14.Michal Zyro

15.Willy Boly

16. Conor Coady

17. Helder Costa

18. Diogo Jota

19. VACANT - Everything was set up for Benik Afobe to wear the no.19 shirt this season, but after his departure, it looks like the shirt will remain vacant, for now.

20. Conor Ronan

21. John Ruddy

22. VACANT - If Rui Patricio ends up with the no.1 shirt, then Tottenham Hotspur winger Moussa Sissoko might be interested in the no.22 shirt. Reportedly on £80,000 a week at the North London club, Sissoko wore the no.22 shirt for five years at Toulouse. With Costa and Jota both wearing his other career numbers, it would be a nice compromise.

23. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh

24.Morgan Gibbs-White

25.Roderick Miranda

26.Bright Enobakhare

27. Romain Saiss may be the current holder of the no.27 shirt but the Moroccan midfielder might want Danny Batth’s no.6 shirt, just like he wore for his country in Russia this summer. Especially with rumours of Stefano Sturaro being interested in a move to the Premier League. He wears the no.27 shirt for Juventus.

28. VACANT

29. Ruben Vinagre

30. Kortney Hause

31. Will Norris

32. Sylvain Deslandes

33. Leo Bonatini - Brazilian forward Leo Bonatini made his move to Wolves permanent after a successful spell with the club on loan from Al-Hilal, in which he scored 12 goals. It is expected that he will keep the no.33 shirt for next season.

34. Pedro Goncalves

35. Donovan Wilson

36. Connor Johnson

37. VACANT - Adama Traore has been heavily linked with a move to Molineux this summer and with the no.37 shirt currently vacant, the pacy winger wouldn’t be stepping on anyone’s toes if he wanted the number he currently wears at Middlesbrough.