Report: Wolves table £36 million offer for Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile

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Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly offered €40 million/£36 million for AS Monaco star Benoit Badiashile (L’Equipe).

Nuno Espirito Santo has seemingly identified the 18-year-old starlet as a means of bolstering his defensive options, but he could face competition from Manchester United.

The talented youngster made 36 appearances for the club last term and was a shining light during a poor season for the club.

Badiashile is a French U19 international, who stands at an imposing 6ft 4in tall.

Perhaps ominously, he is represented by none other than super agent Jorge Mendes, who manages a number of current Wolves players including Rui Patricio, Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves.

Monaco are apparently considering Wolves’ offer, but the defender’s position on the move is currently unclear – making the proposed deal ’50-50′ at the moment.

TBR’s view

Wolves pulling off such a deal would be somewhat risky.

Badiashile only has one season of top-flight football under his belt, and the Premier League is arguably a big step up from Ligue 1.

There is no doubting his potential, but Badiashile remains an inexperienced prospect.

It is a lot of money to spend, but maybe the Black Country club have been convinced enough that he is worth such an outlay.