Jorgen Strand Larsen has today become a permanent Wolves player following his initial season-long loan from Celta Vigo last season.
Having impressed in his debut Premier League campaign, Strand Larsen will now remain at Molineux until 2029 after the striker achieved certain clauses in his contract which automatically turned his loan permanent.
The Norwegian made a great impact in gold and black during the last 12 months, as he led the line for Vitor Pereira’s side and scored 14 goals in the top flight.
Since netting in Wolves’ opening home game of the 2024/25 campaign, Strand Larsen proved himself as a key cog in Pereira’s machine and ended the season with the most goals for Wolves from a Premier League debutant in history – overcoming Raul Jimenez’s 2018/19 record of 13.
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The 25-year-old found the net in many memorable Premier League victories throughout his first season in Old Gold, while he also became the first ever Wolves player to score in four consecutive wins in the competition as he helped the team to the historic six-in-a-row run.
His form during the spring, which continued into an invincible April for Pereira’s men, earned the striker the SUDU Player of the Month award.
“It’s been a good first season in the Premier League,” Strand Larsen said. “I’m proud of what I’ve done. I’ve been able to take the steps quite earlier than I’ve done before. Previously when I moved to a new country, I’ve needed more time to get into it and score goals.
“As a striker, the team need you to score the goals and be on the end of the crosses, so to score 14 goals – and come back after my injuries and a little dip of form – it was a good season for me in that respect.
“Since Vitor and his staff came in, I scored eight goals, and seven goals in seven or eight games, so it was a good end of the season, and as a team we progressed in a really good way for next season.”
After time spent with the Norwegian national team to kick off his summer, Strand Larsen has been able to enjoy some much-needed rest with his family and friends, before he returns to training at Compton Park later this month.
But now his future is secured at Molineux for another four years, and with the addition of his former Celta teammate, and friend, Fer Lopez to Pereira’s squad, the striker is looking forward to getting back to work and kicking on even further next season.
“Hopefully we can all come back in a good shape, get the working boots back on and have a nice pre-season ready to go again,” he added.
“It will be good to have a pre-season together with Vitor, the coaches, the staff and the players, because that obviously helps. We will have more time to work on things we couldn’t work on during the season, and it also gives the coaches more time with us off the pitch as well.
“We showed last season that we can beat anyone, and we are also a very tough team to beat, and that’s what we want to aim for. We obviously want to show that again next year, so hopefully we can build on it.”
