Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa earns surprise Premier League nod amid expected summer departure | OneFootball

Jose Sa has been shortlisted for a Premier League award despite Wolves’ relegation and an expected summer exit from Molineux.

According to ExpressAndStar.com, Wolves dropped to the Championship last month after an eight year stay, finishing with draws against Fulham and Burnley, where several players said farewell at Turf Moor.

Sa, who has made 170 starts in five years since arriving from Olympiakos, appears set to leave and was among those to thank supporters.

His goalless draw at Nottingham Forest is on the shortlist for Premier League goalkeeper performance of the season. Forest registered 35 efforts, and Sa produced 10 saves, including a goal-line stop to thwart Morato.

The winner will be decided by a public vote combined with an expert panel, with a result due next week. Sa is up against Everton’s Jordan Pickford, Sunderland’s Robin Roefs, Burnley’s Martin Dubravka, Tottenham’s Vicario and Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez.

That display came before his former boss Vitor Pereira took the Forest job, with Sean Dyche dismissed after the stalemate.

It is widely accepted Sa will move on this summer, with January links to Forest and strong reports of Besiktas interest. He remains under contract until next summer and has said he will miss people at Wolves, adding that playing amid relegation certainty was hard but the team still gave their maximum while looking to the World Cup and next season for motivation.

The Portugal goalkeeper is now preparing to travel to the World Cup as a back-up in Roberto Martinez’s squad.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com