Wolves didn't get the striker they wanted in the January transfer window despite trying multiple times. They made a deadline-day push to land Armando Broja from Chelsea, but he chose to accept a rival offer from Fulham instead.
Elsewhere, Wolves agreed a deal to sign Yuri Alberto from Corinthians, but they would then walk away from the transfer when the player's representatives demanded an extra £790,000 in fees.
Earlier in the window, it was reported that Gary O'Neil's side had approached PSG with an offer to sign Hugo Ekitike on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. In the end, however, he wound up joining Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt instead, and they will be able to sign him for around £26m this summer should they wish.
Wolves target Ekitike out of shape
As it turns out, Ekitike may have encountered some difficulties in his Wolves medical because, according to reports, he's severely lacking fitness. "Muscular problems" emerged in his first training session, and the feedback on the player around his new home has been negative.
The 21-year-old made a 13-minute debut as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Koln last weekend, but he's now been withdrawn for the upcoming game against Bochum and it's unclear when he'll be cleared to play a full part. He'd only played eight minutes all season for PSG, which may partly explain his poor condition.
Lucky escape won't wipe away O'Neil frustration
It seems Wolves may have inadvertently dodged a bullet by failing to land Ekitike, who might not have been able to play a significant volume of minutes, or indeed show his best form, between now and May.
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However, that will only provide a limited amount of comfort for O'Neil, who has publicly hinted at his disappointment after Wolves came up short: "We didn't manage to get a nine done. There were a few that I really liked and we couldn't afford any. We could afford some, but not ones that I thought would help us. The group is the group and we get to work on trying to maximise it."
Jonny Otto
Free agent
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Bruno Jordao
Free agent
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Goncalo Guedes
Villarreal
Loan
Fabio Silva
Rangers
Loan
Sasa Kalajdzic
Eintracht Frankfurt
Loan
Luke Cundle
Stoke
Loan
Yerson Mosquera
Villarreal
Loan
Joe Hodge
QPR
Loan
Chem Campbell
Wycombe
Loan
Louie Molden
Northampton
Loan
Wolves may regret their decision to allow both Fabio Silva and Sasa Kalajdzic to make loan exits when they didn't have a replacement firmly lined up, but they can at least look forward to the return of top scorer Hwang Hee-chan after South Korea were eliminated from the Asian Cup at the semifinal stage. Hwang is expected to be available for Saturday's Premier League game at home to Brentford.