Gary O’Neil admits Tawanda Chirewa may depart on loan this summer with Wolves yet to make a decision on his future.
The 20-year-old Zimbabwe international enjoyed his breakthrough campaign last season, after initially signing for the under-21s from Ipswich.
However, Wolves’ depth in attacking areas means Chirewa may be allowed to leave on loan and a decision will be made this summer, with O’Neil admitting he believes it will be a positive move for the player.
“That’s still undecided,” O’Neil said on the Express & Star’s Wolves podcast when asked if Chirewa will leave on loan.
“He’s shown potential but obviously we have more attacking players available at this moment than we did last year.
“Maybe it’ll be more difficult for him to push up, not to say it’s impossible, but we’ll do what’s right for him.
Chirewa started off playing in the U21s, but quickly made an impression at Wolves and before too long he was already training with O’Neil’s first-team.
Then, in January, Chirewa made his first-team debut for Wolves against Brentford in the FA Cup.
He went on to make 10 first-team appearances in total and it was clear that O’Neil took a bit of a liking to the youngster. Granted, he likely wouldn’t have made as many appearances as he did had it not been for key players picking up injuries.