The wolves are in talks with João Moutinho, who is player of the year last season. They are in talks over the new contract which is related to its extension. The player is in line for an extension of two-year because the Nuno Espirito Santo switch to keep Portugal international at for the long-time at Molineux, in a development that will remove the darkness over the disappointing start of Wolves to the season.

He was signed last summer from Monaco for £5 million. Now, is having less than a year to finish his current deal, however Wolves are negotiating with Moutinho and want to keep him with the club for the next few seasons as well. The negotiation talks are at an advanced level and according to officials, the 33-year-old player would sign the final deal in the coming ten days.

In the past three seasons in the Premier League, there have been a top 6 hierarchy consisting of Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal. This teams have the highest wage bills and are expected to compete for the title.

The TV deal has also seen the top 6 teams move apart from the remaining 14 teams in the league. However, in recent years, the title of the best of the rest has seen different clubs emerge in this position.