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Wolverhampton Wanderers return to Premier League action tomorrow when they host Aston Villa at Molineux, just a couple of weeks after their local rivals knocked them out of the Carabao Cup.

Nuno Santo's side will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the top-flight to a seventh straight game.

Meanwhile, off the pitch, the club continues to be linked to a whole host of names as we rapidly approach the January transfer window.

It is no secret that Wolves are desperate for a centre-back after seeing Willy Boly break his fibula during training, and that was after BirminghamLive's reports on their transfer aims.

But it is the link to Burnley's Dwight McNeil which is most intriguing - does he even fit the system? Is he good enough?

All of these questions marks surrounding him barely outweigh the potential impact it may have on Pedro Neto.

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The 19-year-old only joined Molineux in the summer, yet he has found game time hard, even in Diogo Jota's absence.

To some extent, an injury of his own has played some part in that, but even when fit, he's just not been given enough experience to prove his worth.

Neto has made 13 appearances this campaign, just one of those being a start in the Premier League.

His manager wasn't best pleased by his comments after being substituted against Newcastle United either.

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He is the only left-sided forward, aside from Jota at the club, and this is a role that McNeil plays for Sean Dyche up in Lancashire.

Last season he made his breakthrough, scoring three goals and assisting five more from just 19 starts while this season he looks to have continued that on with one goal and three assists, per WhoScored.

Against Chelsea not too long ago, he played like a man possessed - not only picking up his first strike of the season but also a 95.7% passing success rate, six successful dribbles, and two key passes.

Maybe it was this performance that has tempted Wolves to potentially match Burnley's £30m valuation of the winger.

Nuno could unleash a frightening frontline with Adama Traore on the other wing and Raul Jimenez centrally, it would just mean that Neto's chances of becoming a first-team regular would take an even bigger dent.