I am surprised to see the Nelson Semedo situation drag on - Dave Edwards

I wrote in my columns at the end of the season that I was convinced he would leave Molineux. I was gutted about that, but I knew Wolves had done everything in terms of a contract offer to try and keep him. It is a lucrative offer that must be very appealing for the wing-back. 

It is just a bit of a strange situation because you usually think the fans would be a bit more angry. 

Of course, a few fans do not believe that a contract should still be on the table if he does not want to sign. 

But I think the majority of supporters still hold the same hope that I do - that he might change his mind and there is nothing out there that is quite so appealing as what Wolves is. 

It is a club that he is captain of and settled in the area. If there is nothing out there to match it then it is a good bonus for the club. 

I have always thought it is probably going to be impossible to upgrade on Semedo, with the financial situation we are in and the pool that we are trying to find players from. 

He is a ready-to-go established Premier League player who I think is one of the best three or four right-backs in the league. 

He is a leader. We know that. The way he took on the captaincy at a really difficult time for Wolves was incredible. 

I think he did it with such dignity. The way he acted while he was in charge was very Conor Coady-esque. I think you need those people at a football club. If there is a one per cent chance of him staying then that is brilliant for me. 

I do think the scales are starting to switch slightly more towards him signing a new deal in the last few weeks which is brilliant as who else is ready-made to play in the Premier League against some of the best wingers in the world. 

When I write the squad out on paper it is obvious there is still quite a bit of work to be done. In particular those wing-back areas. The longer you have to wait for Semedo to make up his mind does make that difficult. 

I know they will be planning in the background for every eventuality. I know we need another left wing-back to compete with Hugo Bueno in the under-21s tournament but coming back into England and the top flight is going to be a big ask for him. 

Central midfield is a difficult area to address because we have probably got to bring somebody in who knows they are going to be playing second fiddle. 

Andre and Joao Gomes are one of the best midfield pairings in the league and you have got to try and bring in a different type of midfielder. They are going to lose Tommy Doyle but I would like to see a more attacking central midfielder that is more dynamic, has legs and can be box-to-box to supplement the current two. 

There is space for a player to come in to compete with Toti Gomes who can play left-sided centre-back and left wing-back, which could be challenging in Vitor Pereira’s formation. 

In the attacking areas as well. They need someone to compete with Jorgen Strand Larsen for the number nine shirt. 

But in honesty, I think everyone is just waiting to see who the Matheus Cunha replacement is going to be.