Several players from Wolves’ first team are on loan this season and are yet to impress Vitor Pereira.
Arguably, the biggest loan success of the season goes to Fabio Silva, who has been thriving in LaLiga with UD Las Palmas.
Silva is expected to leave Wolves, however, the striker has certainly been the topic of discussion back in the West Midlands due to his form.
Hugo Bueno has also impressed on loan as the Spaniard continues to relish his time at Feyenoord, but sadly, not every detour has gone to plan for those away from Wolves.
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Wolves made the ‘right call’ with Chiquinho
Nathan Fraser had a tough loan at Zulte Waregem, seeing him return to Wolves in January, an outcome that almost happened for another player.
Just like Silva, Chiquinho is on loan in LaLiga, signing for Mallorca late in the summer transfer window.
After Chiquinho impressed in pre-season, there were high hopes that the winger would kick on in Spain however, the reality is far from that.
The 25-year-old has hardly played for Mallorca, which was the case even before the turn of the year.
Graphic to show Chiquinho's 2024/25 loan spell at Mallorca.
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Chiquinho almost returned to Wolves in January but stayed put, something that journalist Liam Keen shared his verdict on when discussing the player on The Keen & Judah Show.
“Because he’d [Chiquinho] played for Wolves and then gone out on loan, when it came to January, when he wasn’t really playing a lot, and in an ideal world the player would’ve liked to gone elsewhere, he couldn’t because he’d played for two clubs already this season.”
The journalist went on to admit that while Chiquinho has struggled at Mallorca, Wolves were right to ensure the forward stuck his loan out.
“I think they made the right call there because he needs to go through a bit of adversity as well. It’s no good coming back and playing for the U21s and probably rip it up for them and have an easy time.
“Go out and have a bit of adversity and try and find your way at a good club in a good league. It hasn’t really worked out, he’s played inconsistently, he’s had injuries too.
“There are positives you can take from that, in terms of the adversity and other things he can learn. But at the age he’s at now, he needs to be playing consistently.”
Tough season for Chiquinho at Mallorca
It’s been quite the turnaround of events for the Wolves loanee, who seemed likely to leave Molineux for good in the summer.
Instead of securing a move back to Portugal, as Sporting CP were interested in Chiquinho, the 25-year-old remained on Wolves’ books and headed to Spain.
The outcome has been nothing short of a nightmare for the Portuguese forward, who is no closer to securing regular Premier League football after his loan.
In the summer, Pereira will have the chance to assess Chiquinho and many others, with the winger’s future looking in doubt as a result of his underwhelming loan.