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Wolves accept Hull City offer for striker Nouha Dicko

Nouha Dicko is on the verge of departing Wolves after a fee was agreed with Championship rivals Hull City.

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Wolves rebuffed an offer from the Tigers of around £3million last week, but an approved package – believed to be around £3.5m – has been accepted.

The 25-year-old striker is expected to travel to Humberside tomorrow to discuss personal terms and complete a medical.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo was ambiguous when discussing Dicko's possible departure at Friday's pre-Brentford pre conference.

He said: "Now we know the situation – Nouha is our player, he's travelling with us (to Brentford). For me, end of issue, it's finished.

"But tomorrow we don't know.

"We have to be ready for what's happening. We cannot say now what's going to happen tomorrow."

Dicko joined Wolves in January of their League One title-winning campaign, going on to finish as the club's top scorer with 13 goals from 19 appearances.

Overall, he made 104 appearances for the club during his three-and-a-half-year stay, netting a total of 34 goals.

Dicko scored what turned out to be the decisive goal when Wolves won 3-2 at Hull earlier this month, but his only starts have come in the Carabao Cup – against Yeovil, where he scored, and Southampton.

Wolves are believed to be close to bringing in a striker and a central midfielder ahead of Thursday evening’s 11pm transfer deadline.

However, Preston striker Jordan Hugill – linked with a move to Molineux – isn’t currently an option. The 25-year-old has been on Wolves’ radar all summer, but they have moved on to other targets.

Wolves also hope to sort out a move for midfielder Prince Oniangue, who has been frozen out of the first-team picture, while loan moves are a possibility for Jordan Graham and Michal Zyro.