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Wolves spent big in the summer having been promoted to the Premier League and pretty much all of their additions have been impactful. Now, the big cheeses at Molineux Stadium are looking ahead to the end of the season with the aim of improving their squad further and have reportedly emerged as a surprise suitor for Southampton's Cedric Soares.

The right-back has fallen out of favour at St Mary's Stadium despite having been one of their most consistent performers of the last few years and looks likely to be moved on in the summer - the Midlands could be exactly the environment he needs to prove Ralph Hasenhuttl wrong.

What's the word?

Well, Italian media outlet Tuttomercatoweb understand that Inter Milan - Soares' current club - are unwilling to make the Portuguese's loan move permanent, while Yan Valery has nailed down the first-choice right-back spot at Southampton; it would seem the former Sporting man is somewhat in limbo.

However, all hope is not yet lost for the 27-year-old, with Wolves apparently eyeing a move according to the aforementioned report, presumably to provide competition for Matt Doherty at right-wing-back.

The fourth and fifth defenders are key components of Nuno Espirito Santo's side and both the aforementioned Doherty and left-wing-back Jonny Castro Otto have flourished in these roles.

Would playing under his countryman provide Soares with the perfect opportunity to show that Hasenhuttl has got something wrong after all?

Ralph is wrong?

The former RB Leipzig boss made a number of big changes when he took the Saints helm in December and most - if not all - have paid off so far, with Valery in particular flourishing in Soares' absence.

The Austrian introduced a new 3-4-3 system upon his arrival - an approach which, like Nuno's, encourages the wing-backs to get forward and cause damage.

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Clearly Hasenhuttl doesn't feel that Soares is a better option than Valery in that role but, should he play there for Wolves, the 33-cap international would have the opportunity to embarrass the Saints boss who appears to have written him off. What do you think, Southampton fans? Does Soares have a future at the club? Let us know in the comments below...