The Italian striker joined the Serie A club on an 18-month loan deal in January that will become permanent in the summer of 2021. Italy is one of the worst-hit countries for the COVID-19 virus.

Wolves players will resume full training from Monday even though they have no knowledge of when they will play again.

Premier League club chiefs have come up with a radical plan to save the season. They are ready to play all of the remaining 92 games behind closed doors with every game shown live on TV.

West Ham plan to check on Wolves' young defender Dion Sanderson once the season resumes. A loan spell at Cardiff has seen the stock of the 20-year-old rocket due to promising performances.

All Wolves staff have been provided with face masks by the club as they are urged to take extra care during the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sportsmail can reveal that the entire top 10 - with the exception of City and Sheffield United - have submitted a joint application to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Raul Jimenez insists he is happy to stay at Wolves even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, with the west Midlands side currently five points adrift of the top four.

Traore has enjoyed a breakthrough season which has seen the speedster score six goals and provide 10 assists for his team-mates to help keep Nuno's side firing in Europe and the league.

SIMON JONES: The 22-year old Brazilian is also coveted by Leicester City, Wolves and AC Milan as cash-strapped Lille look to cash in and put a deal in place before the summer window opens.

Every top-half club bar City and Sheffield United submitted a joint application and now City have 'information from a number of trusted sources' that Arsenal were the club behind the move

Wolves had begun speaking to candidates, via a recruitment firm they had been working with, before the outbreak - which has caused all elite football to be postponed until at least April 30.

English clubs have serious reservations about resuming European competition this season as UEFA prepare for talks about how to complete their showpiece tournaments.

The latter stages of this season's Champions League and Europa League are set to be moved to July and August as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the football calendar. 

Wolves are keeping in regular contact with their stars to offer safety advice - one of which is to stay away from supermarkets when shopping for food. Striker Pedro Neto has revealed the measures.

Manchester United and Real Madrid may have to wait to get their target, as Raul Jimenez has no release clause in his contract. The striker also turned down a big money move to China.

Since sealing his switch to Molineux in 2017, the Portuguese maestro has dazzled fans with spectacular strikes.11 of his 15 goals for Wolves have been from outside the penalty area.

Traore has enjoyed a breakthrough season which has seen the speedster score six goals and provide 10 assists to help keep Nuno Espirito Santo's side firing this campaign.

Wolves forward Diogo Jota has revealed he has been playing computer game Football Manager to pass the time during the Coronavirus lockdown after the Premier League season was suspended.

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has taken to social media to make his latest flamboyant fashion statement during the coronavirus pandemic. The caption reads: 'Quarantine garden fits.'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford to seize the opportunity to impact Manchester United's season once football resumes after the coronavirus shutdown.

Sportsmail hears from Cardiff City defender and Wolves loanee Dion Sanderson, Brandon Haunstrup of Portsmouth and Leeds United forward Tyler Roberts on their and their club's difficulties.

Prior to the enforced break, Wolves were mounting a strong challenge to finish in the Champions League qualification places and sit just five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

The sum will assist three hospitals - New Cross Hospital, West Park Hospital and Cannock Chase Hospital - as well as several community and primary care trusts in the area.

UEFA have introduced the idea of squeezing the remaining Champions League and Europa League games into just three weeks in August, with clubs facing a frantic schedule.

Wolves captain Conor Coady has paid tribute to Liverpool counterpart Jordan Henderson for rallying footballers around the #playerstogether initiative.

When top-flight football in England was suspended last month due to the spread of Covid-19, Liverpool were 25 points clear of second-placed Manchester City with nine games remaining.

Jimenez has been touted as a potential candidate to fill Sergio Aguero's goalscoring boots and Gundogan believes he would be the perfect addition to City's frontline this summer.

John Ruddy believes that the season must be completed, even if that means playing behind closed doors. He says rolling over into next season would be difficult due to many permutations

For Premiership chief executives during the coronavirus pandemic it is not so much that the management text-book has been thrown out the window.

CHRIS WHEELER: The coronavirus crisis stirred something very close to home for Marcus Rashford. He thought of vulnerable children, much like himself at school, who may go hungry or suffer.

The Dutch FA took the decision on Friday to cancel the Eredivisie , with the title left by vacant by Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, and neighbouring Belgium could follow after a meeting on Monday.

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) spoke to some successful horse racing professionals and sports bettors about their views and methods they endeavour to employ on a daily basis.

News of Jordan Cox's passing arrived on Thursday while he was at home but it has been described as 'non-suspicious' and not linked to the current global coronavirus pandemic.

Adama Traore's tactical development has made the difference between his Barcelona flop and incredible Wolves rise, a former coach at the club's famous La Masia academy has said. 

MERSEY BEAT - DOMINIC KING: As Director of Football, Walsh took on responsibility to transform Everton yet their expensive recruitment still left gaping holes in a struggling team.

MERSEY BEAT — DOMINIC KING: What happens next? It is the question Evertonians have been asking since the conclusion to last Sunday's clash with Watford.

MERSEY BEAT — DOMINIC KING: Can you play football by numbers? This is an era when statistics have become king and a player’s importance is measured by the digits they produce.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Wayne Rooney returning to Everton sounded like a story from a different era, an old professional going back to his first love for one last hurrah

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: With each passing minute, he gets closer to the door. The relentless pursuit, the speculation and the astronomical bid.

MERSEY BEAT: In the giddy aftermath of the game of the season, one dejected man stood out. Head bowed, brow furrowed, Simon Mignolet scuttled out of Anfield without stopping to speak.

MERSEY BEAT: Marcel Brands has a towering reputation in Dutch football, an eye for talent and an ability to transform a club. Recent reports suggest he has been approached by Everton.

DOMINIC KING'S MERSEY BEAT: Even after Liverpool beat Crystal Palace on Monday, the focus after the game was about the obduracy of Jurgen Klopp’s defence and the impact of Alisson.

DOMINIC KING'S MERSEY BEAT: The list, even now, cannot fail to raise eyebrows. First, you see Oxford United; then names such as Luton, Sunderland and Birmingham pop up.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Jordan Henderson was approaching the final 12 months of his contract and with Liverpool dallying, some of their rivals began to take notice.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Watching Lookman on Tuesday in the remote Latvian town of Jelgava, there was no frisson of excitement. All you could feel was concern.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: It is three years to the day since Liverpool sacked Brendan Rodgers. We must start with that fact in an attempt to apply some context about the club's situation.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Liverpool look like they need an individual to spring forward and take things by the scruff of the neck. Jurgen Klopp will hope Naby Keita steps forward.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: It is difficult to know what to get most angry about: the man who made the idea, the potential recipient or some clubs for contemplating it.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Towards the end of 2020, Liverpool will have a new £50million complex. The renovation of their Academy at Kirkby is well underway.

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