The Keen & Judah Show: is Jorgen Strand Larsen's move to Wolves permanent?

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Nathan Judah and Liam Keen return to your televisions. This week they're looking at six Wolves players - old and new! - and asking what targets they should each have for their 2025/26.

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00:00Yeah, well done. Congratulations. Well earned.

00:02Matthias Mane. Right, let's go on to the main subject for the Kidding Duty Show this week,

00:06and that is the targets for certain players next season.

00:10Let's start off with someone who was sensational after his transfer from Celta Vigo.

00:17I think it's permanent now, although I couldn't have quite announced it, Liam, but...

00:21It is permanent. It's not been announced, but it's...

00:24Heck, it's permanent.

00:26He's not a lot we've been talking about it for months.

00:28Yeah, exactly.

00:30A magnificent start, first season for Jürgen Strand-Larsen.

00:35The Premier League, 14 goals, four assists,

00:40and that magnificent goal-scoring run when Wolves needed it the most.

00:43And I think that makes a big difference, really.

00:45Someone who's bedded into the league, obviously got a little bit of an injury halfway through,

00:48came back, and yeah, someone to score goals.

00:53And I think Premier League goal scorers and look, strikers thrive on goals,

00:55and they thrive on... That's where they get their confidence from.

00:59But I think when you're scoring goals in high-pressure situations,

01:03when your team needs it the most, that's when you can tell when you've got a real gem of a player.

01:08I just think all round, not just his technique, not just the goal-scoring record,

01:12but his personality on and off the pitch has been integral for this team.

01:17But Strand-Larsen, now going into his sophomore year, second year at Wolverhampton Wanderers,

01:23what are we looking for a target?

01:25What should he be targeting this season in terms of a return?

01:28Well, we can make it very quick and easy.

01:31Just score some goals, mate.

01:32Leave it at that.

01:33Yeah, I'm really impressed with Larson.

01:35Look, 14 goals was a really good return.

01:37Obviously, there were moments in that season where his form did dip and that really good run,

01:43which coincided with Wolves going six games, winning six games on the bounce.

01:49Obviously, inflated the numbers, but I don't think that does him an injustice.

01:54I think his performances overall warranted that return as well.

01:58And off the pitch, as you mentioned, he's been a really good addition to that dressing room.

02:02So, yeah, as you say, it's not been announced by the club.

02:05Yeah, we suspect they will do at some point.

02:07But as we've been talking about since, I think, December time, January time, it's a permanent.

02:14It was a very small amount of appearances to trigger that 23 million permanent deal.

02:20So he will be a Wolves player moving forward and into next season.

02:23And I think for him, without maybe suggesting that he could improve on that 14 goals,

02:30because, you know, it's the joint best he's done in his career.

02:33He scored 14 goals in one season in the Netherlands as well.

02:36I think if he can replicate that kind of form, replicate those kind of numbers,

02:39I think he's done really well.

02:41And if, I mean, look, if he scores 14, 15 goals every season,

02:44he's going to be a fantastic addition for Wolves.

02:46Anything above that, we're both maybe slightly unsure where his ceiling might be

02:50with scoring more goals on top.

02:52But if he can replicate that kind of form and maybe get a few more assists,

02:56I think that would be a really good improvement for him.

02:58Look, you saw what he did when he flicked on the ball for Minetsi

03:01in that final game of the season.

03:02If we can see a bit more of that as well,

03:05I think that would be an improvement on what he's done so far.

03:07So replicating that form and maybe staying injury-free

03:11and staying more consistent in his performances throughout the full season

03:14would be the target for him going forward.

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