Wolves have landed £11 million Deal arrived on deadline day

Wolves winger Carlos Forbs was the club’s final signing of the summer, but former Old Gold defender Lee Naylor has suggested there is one thing about his game that is frustrating

Forbs arrived on deadline day, signing on loan from Dutch giants Ajax.

Wolves were first linked with Forbs when the deal to take Pedro Neto to Chelsea was being finalised.

Things went quiet for a couple of weeks after the Portuguese left, but Wolves then sprung into action on deadline day.

Wolves have landed Forbs on an initial loan basis, but it’s thought the move will turn permanent for just over £11 million if he makes a certain number of appearances (thought to be about 10).

Forbs has made three appearances so far and is yet to start.

It’s a small sample size so far, but Lee Naylor has noticed something frustrating about the way he plays.

Lee Naylor criticises new Wolves signing Carlos Forbs for being too ‘careless’

Neto may have left, but Gary O’Neil has a plethora of options at his disposal.

For some reason, the manager has often turned to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde to play out wide so far this term, despite using him centrally in pre-season.

This is an experiment that ought to stop, and players like Forbs and Goncalo Guedes will feel they should be playing there instead.

Forbs came in in the second-half against Liverpool and did play a small part in Wolves’ equaliser from Rayan Ait-Nouri.

It was a lively display, but Forbs also struggled to keep the ball, misplacing three passes according to Sofascore data.

Naylor has noticed this is a trend with Forbs, saying on netsport: “He had a few good runs. But I just thought he had far too many careless passes. That’s been my problem with him since he’s been at this club.

“I think his concentration throughout the 90 has never been there. Because he does two or three careless passes a game. And I think he can cut that out, because he’s a top, top-class player.”

Forbs needs time to settle in at Wolves and we cannot be too critical of him after just three substitute appearances and 69 minutes played.

He has come on in high-pressure situations so far, and he is also young and eager to impress.

There has probably been a bit of tension in him, but he does need to be a bit tidier on the ball moving forwards.

Against Newcastle, he was only on for the closing stages, but he only completed four out of his nine attempted passes (44%).

In the Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton his pass accuracy was better at 75% (6/8 completed), but it could still be better.

But in his defence, Forbs is probably not going to be a player we associate with accurate passing. He’s an explosive winger and someone who is set to bring a bit of chaos and unpredictability.