Jorgen Strand Larsen

Wolves made Norwegian international striker Jorgen Strand Larsen their third signing of summer 2024 when he finalised a loan move from Celta Vigo, which automatically became permanent until 2029 the following July.

The 6ft 4in forward moved to Molineux on the back of an outstanding season in La Liga where he finished the campaign as Celta’s leading scorer, hitting a total of 13 goals in the Spanish top flight.

Strand Larsen developed during his last two seasons in Spain, but started out in his home nation, with Sarpsborg 08 having taken him from Kvik Halden as a youngster. During this time, he was an all-round sportsman, having shown a keen interest in tennis, ice hockey and golf.

But football was where his future lied, and the striker progressed into the Sarpsborg senior side in May 2017, and scored his first senior hat-trick in a 10-1 NM Cup win over Drobak-Frogn, before undertaking a youth loan spell with AC Milan during the subsequent season.

Following his return to Sarpsborg, Strand Larsen was a regular part of the side for two years before earning a move to Dutch outfit Groningen. On his Eredivisie debut, he claimed an assist against PSV, and ended the 2021/22 campaign with 17 goals in league and cup.

Just three months after being named as Groningen’s Player of the Year in May 2022, before his stint in La Liga.

In his first season in English football, Strand Larsen became Wolves' top scoring Premier League debutant after notching 14 goals in the competition - beating Raul Jimenez's record of 13 from 2018/19.