Wolves star holds transfer talks after being spotted at match

Wolves forward Nathan Fraser was in attendance at a League One game on New Year's Day ahead of a possible January transfer. The 18-year-old was confirmed to be at Shrewsbury Town's 3-1 win over Fleetwood Town at the New Meadow on Monday.

He was given permission by Wolves to attend the match, and it is understood that he is a long-term target of their director of football Micky Mellon. Fraser trained with Mellon's former club Cheltenham Town, and retained his interest when he was appointed at Shrewsbury.

Fraser - who is highly thought of by those at Molineux - could be offered the opportunity to get some valuable first-team experience in League One. He was a target for the Shrews in the summer, however a departure was not permitted, however things could now change.

Speaking to our sister outlet the Shropshire Star, manager Matt Taylor said: "He is a player that of course, we have interest in because he is a good footballer.

"Micky had him in at Cheltenham when he was there.

"He trained there for a week, and he is a player that Micky knows really well and I have been to watch him a couple of times.

"We were given permission by Wolves to have him here today with his mum.

"He has come in, I met him and had a good conversation with him, it was the first time I had spoken to him. We at this football club do everything correctly. We followed protocols and we got permission to speak to him.

"Where it goes from here I know good players have other clubs that are interested in them. He is a player that interests me and he is a player that could help our group.

"If they let him out, we tried to get him out in the summer and they did not let him out.

"Obviously, first of all, I hope Nathan understands what we are as people and what we could offer him."

The teenager has two appearances for the first-team, scoring and assisting in the 5-0 win against Blackpool in the Carabao Cup in August. He has been named on the bench for two Premier League games; Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, and also has three goals in six Premier League 2 games.