Wrexham AFC must be on red alert to Wolves transfer news | OneFootball

Wrexham have to keep an eye on Pedro Lima's Wolves future.

Wolverhampton Wanderers wing-back Pedro Lima has returned to the club after an unsuccessful loan spell with Porto.

The 19-year-old Brazilian joined the club from Sport Recife in the summer of 2024, before making six first-team appearances in Old Gold as a backup option to Nelson Semedo.

Before making the move to Portugal over the summer, Championship side Wrexham held an interest in the youngster.

Fresh reports indicate that Rob Edwards will assess Lima over the coming weeks, before a decision is made regarding his immediate future.

After their summer interest, Wrexham must be on red alert for any developments across the coming weeks.

Wolves to assess Pedro Lima following Porto return

Lima has arrived back in the Midlands after making just nine appearances for Porto B in the Portuguese second tier. Though his return comes at a good time for Wolves, with the mood shifting massively after Rob Edwards' side picked up their first win of the season at the weekend - dispatching West Ham 3-0 at Molineux.

Though with just six points on the board, the current likelihood is that Wolves will be playing Championship football next term. And ahead of this, the club could be keen to test out one of their young prospects in the second tier, if he is not to be preferred over either Jackson Tchatchoua or Ki-Jana Hoever.

As reported by Express & Star, Edwards confirmed that Lima has "impressed in the couple of days that he's been in".

"What we want to try and do is look at him, and we'll try and make the right call for us, but also for his progression as well going forward," added Edwards, before crucially outlining that minutes on the pitch could impact where his immediate future lies.

"We understand if he does play for us, then that rules out anything else in terms of him going out, so we'll have to make the right call on that. We'll see over the next few weeks."

If a loan elsewhere across the English pyramid comes to fruition, Wrexham must place themselves in pole position to land the youngster's signature.

Wrexham must be ready to pounce

With their summer interest and current league position in mind, Wrexham may be incredibly keen to bring Lima through the door.

The Championship has been incredibly tight this term, and as a result, Phil Parkinson's side find themselves in and around the play-off race, with just a point separating them in ninth and Watford in sixth.

While Ryan Longman has the position on the right-hand side of Wrexham's 3-5-2 nailed down, Lima would provide instant competition and back-up for the spot in an incredibly congested calendar.

It must be considered that the Brazilian did rack up just 70 minutes of Premier League football last term, though his qualities with the ball at his feet were more than evident.

Lima tallied up three successful crosses and two chances created in appearances against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Bournemouth, while he provided a lovely assist for Goncalo Guedes on his competitive debut against Burnley in the EFL Cup, prompting hopeful reactions among the Wolves support.

With fantastic energy on the right-hand side and a superb eye for a cross, Lima is almost tailor-made for Wrexham's system, and a move could benefit all parties.

A play-off push could be considered ambitious, but Parkinson's side have left themselves in a good position to challenge. Lima would do absolutely no harm in this regard, while Wolves could see a loan move as a good way of testing Lima against Championship opposition ahead of next term.