Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to have dodged one massive bullet with one of their former academy stars.

When trying to make it as a professional footballer, application and work rate is very much as important as ability, if not more.

During the summer, the Midlanders cut ties with their Championship-winning striker Bright Enobakhare, ending a six-year relationship with the club.

The 22-year-old, who came through the system at Molineux, scored three goals in 49 appearances for the Wolf Pack but could never really find his feet - even less so with Raul Jimenez pulling up trees.

Three loan spells away were not enough to convince Nuno Santo of his credentials in the first-team, though that didn't stop the Portuguese dubbing him a "special player" soon after his departure.

He added: "He has so much talent, but Bright was one of the players that we were not able to be with as much as we wanted to keep on improving him. “I think he can be a top player, but he made mistakes and sometimes things don’t work out."

That hasn't turned out to be the case whatsoever...

Where is Enobakhare now?

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The Nigeria U23 international signed for Greek Superleague outfit AEK Athens on a free transfer in June but by October, he's back looking for a new club.

After signing a three-year deal in Greece's capital city, Enobakhare scored on his debut against Lamia after coming on as a substitute - within a week, his contract was ripped up.

According to Greek newspaper To Vima, a 'serious of disciplinary offences' led to this surprising outcome. It very much seems like his attitude and behaviour has caused AEK manager Massimo Carrera to severe ties after just 14 minutes of action.

When you're having to sign for the third-ranked team in Greece, you know your football career is bordering on desperation, so to waste such a golden opportunity is shambolic.

No wonder Nuno gave up on him and cited "mistakes" as a key reason.

He clearly had the potential - Coventry City boss Mark Robins told CoventryLive (via the Express & Star), that Enobakhare possessed "unbelievable" quality with his feet, also claiming that "he's Premier League quality."

The ex-Wolves grad only has himself to blame now.

AND in other news, Wolves must surely regret not signing Hwang Hee-chan