Wolverhampton Wanderers confirmed on Tuesday that Ed Francis has joined Grasshopper Club Zurich on loan until the end of the campaign – the 25th player to leave on loan in 2019/20. The 20-year-old has been a regular for Wolves’ u23s, making 12 appearances in all competitions this season, and is now tasked with the challenge of getting into Grasshopper’s first-team.
Francis will have Djibril Diani, Aleksandar Cvetkovic and Baba Souare for competition at centre-back. Grasshoppers are fourth in the Swiss Challenge League with 34 points from 22 games and boast the second-best defensive record – only FC Lausanne-Sport (18) have conceded fewer goals than Grasshopper (27).
The England u19 international joined Wolves from Manchester City in January 2019. He has just shy of 18 months remaining on his contract in the Midlands and will hope to impress in Switzerland to impress any watching scouts from Wolves.
Nuno Espirito Santo needs another central defender in the first-team, after cancelling Jesus Vallejo’s loan while sending out Ryan Bennett to Leicester for the rest of the season – Leander Dendoncker and Romain Saiss have been forced to play in a makeshift defensive role.
Wolves wished Francis luck in his four-month stay at the Stadion Letzigrund.
Where will Wolverhampton Wanderers finish in the Premier League?
1st - 4th
5th - 10th
11th - 15th
16th - 20th
