Nathan Fraser

Striker - Wolverhampton
3 Sep 2026
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 3 Transfers Relations Events 19 Awards Matches History

Events

19

  1. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  2. Window closed with no move

  3. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Player requested to leave
    Who
    Wilson Joseph

  4. Talks with Tranmere Rovers now look imminent

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would offer an escape from his current situation. Starts would likely be easier to come by. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Playing time would likely improve.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  5. Will Smallbone, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. Sharing a nationality opened the door for the bond.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  6. Turned down the move to Tranmere Rovers over personal terms

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: the player rejected the terms. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would offer an escape from his current situation. Starts would likely be easier to come by. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Playing time would likely improve.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  7. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind

  8. Interest from Tranmere Rovers has turned his head

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would offer an escape from his current situation. Starts would likely be easier to come by. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Playing time would likely improve.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  9. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  10. He has started to want: To be treated like part of the club

    Mind

  11. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  12. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  13. Worried by competition from a new signing Samu Aghehowa

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  14. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $734.3K/y

  15. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $734.3K/y

  16. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind

  17. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  18. Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Brisbane Roar

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. It would be a lateral move. A bid has already been rejected. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  19. Built a stronger partnership with Raúl Jiménez

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. A senior figure was at the centre of how it played out.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.