Wolverhampton Wanderers lost one of their key players this summer after Matt Doherty swapped Molineux for north London and despite the acquisition of Ki-Jana Hoever, it appears Nuno Santo still wants another right wing-back.

According to 90min, the Midlands outfit are one of three Premier League teams chasing a move for former Everton loanee Djibril Sidibe, who is seemingly free to leave Monaco for the right bid this transfer window.

They claim that West Ham are leading the race, but Wolves are also keen on signing him, though he will only be sold if any loan exit comes with an obligation to buy.

The Toffees hierarchy opted against triggering the €14m (£12.8m) clause they had as part of his loan last season after appearing 28 times in all competitions.

Sidibe provided four assists whilst averaging 3.3 tackles, 1.6 interceptions and 1.3 clearances per game, via WhoScored.

Not a single Old Gold player managed more tackles per game in the Premier League last season - not even Jonny (2.6), Willy Boly (2.6), Joao Moutinho (2.4) or Leander Dendoncker (1.8).

Whether the 18-time French international would be a decent addition for Nuno very much remains to be seen as he drew conflicting reviews last term.

Toffees caretaker Duncan Ferguson labelled him "unbelievable" after he played through illness against Chelsea, but later in the season, Sky Sports' Gary Neville unleashed at his defending versus Arsenal, calling it a "madness" for poorly marking Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Wolves have also been linked with a move for Barcelona's Nelson Semedo, which could make a ton of sense given his agent is Jorge Mendes, who carries deep ties within the Molineux reigns.

That deal is thought to be close as per Fabrizio Romano, so perhaps this interest in Sidibe is all merely a smokescreen.

Only time will tell, either way.

AND in other news, Wolves are now learning the negatives of aligning with Jorge Mendes...