According to Turkish media outlet Milliyet, Wolverhampton Wanderers are considering making a bid for Fenerbahce midfielder Josef de Souza this summer.

What's the word, then?

Well, Milliyet report that the Turkish giants are ready to listen to offers for the 29-year-old Brazilian, who has one year remaining on his contract, and Wolves are interested but could face competition from arch-rivals West Bromwich Albion for his signature.

Milliyet report that the Premier League new boys are ready to launch a €12.5m (£11m) offer for de Souza, and they could be in pole position to get him seeing as their local neighbours suffered relegation to the Championship.

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How did de Souza do during the 2017/18 campaign?

The 6ft 2in defensively-minded player was a regular for Fenerbahce last season, making 41 appearances in all competitions.

As well as scoring four goals and providing a further two assists, the Brazilian showed his ability on the ball with a passing accuracy of 87.3% in 33 Super Lig outings, as per WhoScored.com, while he also won 106 tackles and made 73 interceptions, as well as 50 blocks.

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Would he be a good Wolves signing?

He certainly would be.

The 29-year-old is experienced and has played at the highest level with Fenerbahce in the Super Lig and in European competition, and he would add some real quality in the middle of the park alongside Romain Saiss and Ruben Neves.

In fact, the addition of the Brazilian would suggest that manager Nuno Santo, who is also eyeing a move for another midfielder who once had Paulo Dybala in his pocket, is ready to make a big formation change ahead of the club's return to the Premier League given Neves and Saiss were so key for them last season, perhaps opting for a 3-5-2 system rather than his preferred 3-4-2-1/3-4-3 one last term.