Wolves have been credited with an interest in breakthrough World Cup star Azzedine Ounahi recently and the Moroccan could prove to be Julen Lopetegui's own version of Frenkie de Jong at Molineux.

According to 90min, the young midfielder has been scouted by a number of Premier League clubs, including Wolves, Newcastle, Southampton and West Ham, while PSG and Barcelona could also be keen.

The 22-year-old, who represents Angers SCO in Ligue 1, was one of the stars for Morocco as Walid Regragui's side reached the semi-finals in Qatar, before losing 2-0 to France. 

Ounahi was already showing ahead of the World Cup that he has the potential to be a top midfielder, averaging a solid 6.74 rating from WhoScored for his performances in France’s top flight.

For context, only Ruben Neves has earned a higher average rating from Wolves' squad so far this campaign, which emphasises the quality he could add to Lopetegui's squad should he arrive at Molineux in next month's transfer window.

The competition will certainly be fierce for Ounahi, who has earned plaudits from those at the top level for his performances with the Atlas Lions, with Jose Mourinho lauding him as "absolutely incredible" after Ounahi helped to knock out Portugal in the quarter-finals.

Should he join Wolves in the January window, he could perform a similar role to one of the world's most renowned defensive midfielders, Frenkie de Jong.

According to FBRef, the Barcelona and Netherlands star is the fourth-most similar player to Ounahi when compared to other midfielders across Europe's top leagues.

This season has seen the two young midfielders register very similar statistics with regard to expected goals (both 1.8), long balls completed (45 vs 46), goal-creating actions (both three) and the number of dribbles tackled (both ten).

WhoScored also suggests that both De Jong and Ounahi excel at dribbling, while they both like to play short passes and avoid diving into tackles, so they are clearly similar types of player.

Considering Manchester United were willing to pay £75m for De Jong earlier this year, Wolves would surely be foolish to turn down any opportunity to sign Ounahi, especially after such an impressive World Cup, so Lopetegui should do all he can to bring the 22-year-old to Molineux.