Kieran Trippier: Wolves agree deal to sign former Newcastle defender football news

Wolves have agreed a deal to sign former Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier.

The 35-year-old has agreed a two-year deal and an option for a third with the newly returned Championship side.

Trippier is a free agent after four years at Newcastle.

Confirmation of the deal is pending a medical, which will happen when Trippier returns from family vacation next week.

Wolves fended off competition from a number of clubs on the continent to land the former England international.

Wolves boss Rob Edwards sees Trippier as a leader who can help them return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

Trippier joined Newcastle from Atletico Madrid in January 2022 and was part of the team that won the Carabao Cup last year. He made 160 appearances for the Magpies in all competitions.

He announced that he was leaving St James’ Park in early April, and Eddie Howe He also paid tribute to the defender before his departure.

He said: “He certainly deserves recognition. I think the decision to come here needs to be celebrated firstly because he has gone from a team that was hugely successful in Spain to a team that is fighting relegation in the Premier League.

“He’s taken it on (the challenge of staying in the Premier League) and I’m very happy for him that it’s been rewarded because there’s no guarantee that it will be.

“Tim stepped up and then never looked back. It’s strange because maybe a lot of people forget that he was injured and didn’t really contribute on the pitch like he wanted to in our early relegation fight.

“The following season he played an unbelievable role in our run to the Champions League. I think we only lost four games that season… that’s probably my biggest memory of him.

“Then with the cup final win where I thought he was great on the day. Absolutely massive performance and he had the feeling of lifting the cup with Bruno (Guimares) and Jamal (Lascelles).”