Midfielder reveals he turned down Premier League offers to join Wolves this summer

Jordan James has revealed he turned down potential Premier League moves this summer to join Wolves.

The midfielder moved to Molineux on loan from French club Rennes, with Wolves holding an option to sign him permanently next summer.

James, 22, is currently on international duty with Wales and says he had several possible offers - including from the top flight - on the table before opting for a return to the Championship.

“There were a lot of opportunities,” he said. “I had a lot of offers on the table. I just didn’t think it was right.

“I didn’t want to go to the Premier League and be in a losing team again.

“I’ve been in a losing team now with Birmingham and with Leicester, I want to win games.”

James is back in the Championship after spending last season on loan at Leicester City, where he was named the division’s young player of the year.

He scored 11 goals in 34 appearances for the Foxes but could not prevent their relegation to League One.

James helped Wolves to victory in Sunday’s Black Country derby against fierce rivals Albion, but is yet to start a Championship game for the club.

His only starts for Wolves so far have come in the EFL Cup, with six appearances as a substitute in the league.

The midfielder is targeting promotion to the Premier League with Wolves.

“It’s a big club, a club that’s looking to get promoted and the place I want to be is the Premier League,” James added.

“I know that I’m good enough to be there. It’s just obviously showing that and being at a club that were able to give me that opportunity and I feel like Wolves is the place.”

The former Birmingham City youngster is expected to start for Wales in their Nations League opener against Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, is set to lead the Portugal attack, while James could also come up against former Wolves midfielder Vitinha.

James was heavily linked with a move to Wrexham before joining Leicester last summer, but dismissed suggestions the Welsh club were an option again this time around.

“That ship sailed I think,” he said. “It was on last year.

“I’m glad I went to Leicester, I had such a good season - I enjoyed it so much.

“Leicester is a club that I love dearly, they gave me the most confidence to go out and perform.

“Obviously it didn’t go the way I wanted it to (for the team). Probably if we’d done a bit better I would have thought about staying, but obviously we got relegated so I had to look elsewhere and Wolves was the place straight away.”