West Ham look to have pulled off one of the coups of the summer transfer window with the signing of Jean-Clair Todibo and a Wolves star played his part.
West Ham and Wolverhampton Wanderers have shared a fair few column inches this summer.
The Hammers appointed former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach after a season out of the game.
One of the Spaniard’s first moves was to go knocking on Wolves’ old door for their captain Max Kilman.
After weeks of negotiations, West Ham finally struck an agreement with Wolves to sign Kilman for £40m.
The fee raised eyebrows across football.
Hammers fans were somewhat perturbed by the fact many Wolverhampton Wanderers fans celebrated the sale on social media.
But Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs said a minority of ungrateful Wolves supporters will realise how good Kilman truly is now he has joined West Ham.
Todibo the ideal partner for Kilman at West Ham
The big issue raised by Wolves fans about Kilman is the fact he needs a dominant centre half alongside him. It was said Kilman came into his own when – rather ironically – Wolves signed Craig Dawson from West Ham.
Hammers technical director Tim Steidten and Lopetegui have been focused on signing that dominant partner for Kilman ever since.
On Saturday they finally got their man in the shape of Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice.
But West Ham had to fight off competition from the likes of Juventus and Aston Villa – with Man United having been blocked from signing Todibo by UEFA.
Now it has emerged the Irons had a little help from Wolves.
