Kortney Hause in talks over new Wolves deal

The 22-year-old has found first team opportunities hard to come by this season but with his existing deal set to expire at the end of next season Wolves are thought to be keen to tie Hause down on a longer contract.

Discussions are ongoing between the club and Hause, who is likely to be seeking assurances on his first team prospects under Nuno Espirito Santo.

The centre half missed pre-season through injury but since his return has only played four times, with three of those being starts against Manchester City and Swansea in the EFL Cup and FA Cup. His only league action was a seven-minute substitute appearance in a 3-0 win over Brentford at the start of January.

With Porto loanee Willy Boly being one of the stars of the season, the left-footed Hause has struggled for game-time.

However, the former England Under-21 international is highly regarded by the coaching team at Compton Park and despite inquiries for Hause’s availability during the January transfer window Wolves weren’t prepared to let him leave.

He last signed a new contract in February 2016 which runs until summer 2019.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe had spoken of his reluctance at letting Benik Afobe join Wolves on loan.

Afobe is back at Molineux on a temporary deal until the end of the season, rejoining Wolves two years after moving to Bournemouth in a £10million deal.

The 24-year-old striker has thanked Howe for allowing him to leave. Wolves have an option to buy Afobe in the summer should he prove to be a success in the coming months.

Howe told the Bournemouth Echo: “Letting him go was a decision I didn’t really want to make but the player felt he needed football so it was something I reluctantly agreed to. He was keen to play and I think part of that was that he was keen to score and do well.

“You always want players to want to achieve individually, that has to be there. Sometimes you have to make them understand their opportunity will come and they have to be patient and develop behind the scenes.

“Sometimes they have to wait behind players performing very well ahead of them.

“But sometimes it’s very difficult to convince players of that if they don’t see an opportunity coming and I think Benik was in that situation.”