Wolves' loan stars set to face D-Day

The head coach is excited to work with Mosquera in the summer and the defender is expected to be with the Wolves first team, but a number of other players have their long-term futures up in the air.

And when asked specifically about Guedes and Podence, O'Neil says a decision is yet to be made.

“They’re on the list who aren’t here and not helping us at the moment but that doesn’t mean they won’t come back and help us next season," O'Neil said.

“There are two options: They come back and help us or they come back and go somewhere else and each case will be decided separately.

“I’ll be really excited to see Yerson Mosquera in pre-season because I think he can help us so let’s see what he does at Villarreal.

“He’ll come back and we’ll have a look at him in pre-season and there will be a few like that and I’m sure there will be a few who will be keen to move on."

After a year of financial concerns where Wolves have severely limited spending, they are now expected to have more spending power this summer.

However, Wolves still need to be sustainable and may sell one big player to help fund the team's evolution – and O'Neil is ready to work with the recruitment team on bringing in additions.

“It should be an easier summer for the club – I don’t think that will mean we’re back to spending £40million on midfielders,"O'Neil added.

“But we have a lot of players that aren’t here with the group as well, so there’s a lot to be decided with them.

“Financial Fair Play will still be a consideration for us in the summer.

“January is tough because it’s such a short window and there are matches going on whereas in the summer, Matt Hobbs, myself and the recruitment team can have a good spell of work on how best we sort out the financial stuff but strengthen the group as well.

“We will be able to do some bits. There may be some players leaving first but it’s a long way off and there are a lot of games before then."