Sources say Wolves have no intention of losing Mateus Mane and are putting new plans in place to keep him at Molineux.

On the morning of December 17, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ under-21 players were called together on a pitch at their Compton Park training ground to receive devastating news. Ethan McLeod, their team-mate until last summer, had been involved in a car crash the previous evening and died at the tragically young age of 21.

West Hams 3-0 defeat to Wolves makes it nine games without a win under Nuno Espirito Santo and leaves them in the Premier League relegation zone; Nuno cannot recall feeling so bad on a football pitch