Report: Real Madrid could recall Jesus Vallejo from Wolves loan

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Wolverhampton Wanderers could lose Jesus Vallejo in January, with Real Madrid supposedly concerned about his game time.

As reported by Defensa Central, the Spanish heavyweights had high hopes for Vallejo to play regularly in the Premier League to prepare him for the 2020/21 season.

Supposedly they want Vallejo to feature as often as possible because they want him as their fourth-choice central defender.

So far, Vallejo has managed just two Premier League appearances, with three coming in Europa League qualifying and two in the Carabao Cup.

Willy Boly recently got injured and that might have opened up an opportunity for the 22-year-old, but manager Nuno Espirito Santo has instead turned to the likes of Leander Dendoncker, Romain Saiss and Matt Doherty to cover.

Real are attentive to Espirito Santo’s management of the player, but if he doesn’t get more minutes soon, they could recall Vallejo and send him elsewhere.

TBR’s view – A disappointing move for all

Vallejo’s signing was largely hailed in the summer, but he has done little to convince at Molineux.

Clearly the manager doesn’t totally trust him if he would sooner play Dendoncker, Saiss and even Doherty ahead of him.

At this point most Wolves fans would not be too upset if Real did take their player back.

He’s done very little to suggest he’s an improvement on the others, and his lack of minutes would suggest maybe he isn’t doing enough in training.