Wolves are in the mix for Ellis Simms as the club weighs up a possible move for the Coventry City striker before the transfer window closes. Coventry are expecting loan proposals to arrive, putting the 13-goal Championship forward back at the centre of late-window business.
That is why his name is drawing attention again now. Simms scored 13 Championship goals last season and helped Frank Lampard’s side secure promotion to the Premier League, a return that underlined how quickly he can make a difference at this level. He joined Coventry from Everton three years ago and is now in the final year of his contract, so any move this summer carries more than one layer of consequence.
Wolves have been looking across the market for attacking options and Simms has become another possibility. Earlier in the window they sanctioned Tolu Arokodare’s move to Ajax on a season-long loan, and Sasa Kalajdzic could also depart Molineux this summer. Back in June, they had already pursued Che Adams, which makes this latest link part of a wider search rather than a one-off enquiry.
The shape of the deal remains the unresolved part. Coventry are braced for loan proposals, not a straightforward sale, even though Wolves are among the clubs monitoring Simms’s situation and Championship interest is growing. A loan departure from the Midlands could also open the door to an extension, so Coventry are not just waiting to see who comes in; they are also watching whether the move itself would change Simms’s future.
Coventry’s own attack adds another layer. They have recently brought in Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest, which gives them more flexibility if a proposal for Simms does arrive. Wolves, meanwhile, are still chasing Brighton star Amario Cozier-Duberry and Rangers are competing for his services, a sign that their forward planning is still active on more than one front. For Simms, the next step is simple but decisive: the first club willing to turn interest into a formal loan proposal will likely set the tone for the rest of the window.
