"I know Tommy" - Wolves assessing loan midfielder ahead of potential return
Wolves are assessing Tommy Doyle ahead of a potential return next season, the Express & Star understands.
The 24-year-old midfielder has made 38 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham this season but has been unable to hold down a permanent place in the starting XI.
The Blues have an obligation to buy Doyle in the region of £10million if they are promoted to the Premier League, but they currently sit 11th and promotion seems unlikely.
Wolves remain bottom of the Premier League and are expected to be relegated to the second tier, and it is understood the club are now assessing Doyle as a potential option for next season.
Head coach Rob Edwards worked with Doyle previously with England under-20s, but remained coy on the prospect of Doyle returning to Wolves.
"I know Tommy, I've worked with him in my England days with the FA," Edwards said.
"He's someone that I know pretty well, I know the qualities that he has and I've come up against him in the Championship as well and seen how effective he can be at that level.
"But I don't want to talk too much about the individuals at the moment, especially as he's got to concentrate on Birmingham right now and what he's doing.
"But he's obviously someone I'm very well aware of and know pretty well."
Wolves also have a number of other players loaned out that could return to the club next season, including Sasa Kalajdzic, Nasser Djiga, Marshall Munetsi and Fer Lopez.
Edwards says the club will keep an eye on their development as they prepare next season's squad.
"We're all looking at them and we're aware of the situation and we'll have people like Jacko (Matt Jackson) go out to watch them as well," he added.
"If it's not me able to go out and see them live, members of staff and members of the team will be going out to see them and we're obviously aware of how they're doing.
"My main focus is on the here and the now and what's going on with the games, but we have to have an awareness of trying to build that squad for going forward.
"We're aware of the situation, how they're all doing, the games that they're playing, the minutes they're playing, the impact that they're having, if they are.
"When they're our players, it's important that we have that."
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