Fiorentina In Talks To Sign Wolves Midfield Target
Fiorentina are in talks with Juventus for the signature of Wolves midfield target Arthur Melo in the ongoing summer transfer window.
Arthur had an underwhelming loan spell at Liverpool last season where he featured just once for the Reds in the entire campaign.
The Brazilian is surplus to requirements at Juventus and the club are looking to move him on again this summer.
Wolves becomes first football club fined for homophobic ‘Chelsea rent boy’ chant
Wolverhampton Wanderers have become the first club to be sanctioned by the Football Association (FA) over supporters engaging in homophobic chanting.
At a Wolves v Chelsea Premier League match in April, Wolves supporters were twice heard chanting “Chelsea rent boy” for “prolonged” period. Wolves have been fined £100,000 and had an 11-point action plan imposed by the FA.
Wolves’ 1-0 win over Chelsea at Molineux Stadium was marred by the homophobic chanting, and the club admitted that it had failed to ensure its supporters did not “behave in a way which is improper, offensive, abusive, indecent, or insulting with either express or implied reference to sexual orientation”.
The case was referred to an independent commission, which handed the club a significant fine.
The chair of Chelsea Pride, Tracy Brown, told PinkNews that the commission’s decision should serve as a “stark warning to fans and clubs” that “actions have consequences”.
Wolves accepted breaches to FA rule E21 following “a prolonged period of approximately 20 seconds each in the 61st and also in the 71st minutes” where a “large number of supporters” were engaging in the homophobic chant.
West Midlands Police arrested three people for alleged homophobic chanting during the match.
While Wolves could have received a fine up to £300,000, the club provided some mitigating arguments. The commission deemed Wolves’ response to the chanting to be inadequate overall and issued a “mid-range” financial penalty.
