Wolves seek loan for outgoing midfielder

The midfielder fell out of favour under Vitor Pereira and made just 12 Premier League appearances under the new manager since he was appointed in December.

Only one of those appearances came from the start, while the rest were as a late substitute, and his last appearance came on March 15, more than two months before the season ended.

The Englishman is attracting a lot of interest from other clubs and is now expected to depart this summer.

Newly-promoted Championship clubs Birmingham and Wrexham have genuine interest in the 23-year-old, while newly-promoted Premier League side Sunderland are also monitoring his availability.

Reports have suggested that Blues are leading the way for his signature and it is understood a lot of clubs have made their interest known.

The player is keen to play regular football next season and Wolves are eager to send him out on loan, instead of selling him permanently, but he is set to leave the club regardless.

After spending one season on loan from Manchester City, Wolves spent just £4.3million to sign Doyle permanently, as he penned a deal until 2028 with the option to extend his contract by a further two years.

However, a clause in his sale would see City receive 50 per cent of any profit Wolves make on the £4.3million they signed him for, which would severely limit any money Wolves could make if Doyle was sold this summer.

As a result, Wolves would like to loan the player in the hope he has a successful season and plays regularly.

In addition, Doyle is also fondly thought of among many of the Wolves staff for his personality and technical ability, but he has not fit into Pereira's system and seemingly has no future at the club under the current regime.

City also hold a buy back clause for a set fee which can only be triggered this summer before it expires, but that is unlikely to be taken up.

Doyle has made 50 Premier League appearances in his two seasons at Wolves but only 14 of those have been starts, as he has often played understudy to his fellow midfielders.