Wolves were by no means quiet during the summer transfer window, but perhaps they missed out on that one final signing.

A back-up striker was signed in Fabio Silva and that didn't come cheap at a club-record £35m, whilst two players were brought in to replace Matt Doherty in Nelson Semedo and Ki-Jana Hoever.

Although, there were no attacking additions despite the surprise sale of Diogo Jota to Liverpool.

It means Nuno Santo only has three options for two positions - at least until January. Each of Pedro Neto, Daniel Podence and Adama Traore are vying for a place either side of Raul Jimenez.

An injury crisis could quickly cause problems, so perhaps the Portuguese ought to delve into the promising academy set-up, and he'd be more inclined to do so after the U23's storming win at Aggborough on Monday afternoon.

The young Wolf Pack side demolished Fulham 3-0 in the Premier League 2 with fringe first-teamer Oskar Buur, Pascal Estrada and former Bayern Munich hot-shot Meritan Shabani getting on the scoresheet.

It was the German's third goal contribution in six appearances in the competition this season, an impressive return on the back of a serious ACL injury which kept him out for much of last season.

Scoring goals from midfield is perhaps something that Nuno is lacking amongst the senior side right now - only one player has scored more than once, Raul Jimenez (four goals).

Perhaps the influence of Jota is sorely missed with both Podence and Neto only finding the net once. Their contribution in terms of creation cannot be refuted, but it's the seven-goal influence from the now-Reds superstar that is evidently absent thus far.

He's already bagged four goals in three starts for Jurgen Klopp.

This is where Shabani can come to the foray. In a similar way to Traore, Nuno can transform the 21-year-old into an inside-forward that can also play in attacking midfield. You could also compare that to Morgan Gibbs-White.

Wolves U23 head coach James Collins hailed the young talent after the win on Monday and said: "He’s an unbelievable kid. His work-rate, his effort, his willingness to improve is outstanding. He’s got great ability.

Shabani told Transfermarkt that the club blocked any potential loan exit this summer, so if that's indeed the case, then it would be wise to incorporate him amongst the first-team, especially after Max Kilman and Rayan Ait-Nouri's impact in recent weeks.

Evidently, faith can be put in their youth system right now.

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