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Matheus Nunes will not be involved in Wolves\u2019 Carabao Cup tie at home to Blackpool on Tuesday after he stopped training with the club in an effort to force through a move to Manchester City.<\/p>\n
Premier League champions City stepped up their pursuit of Nunes after cooling their interest in West Ham\u2019s Lucas Paqueta, and had a bid of 55million euros (\u00a347m) rejected last week for the Portuguese attacker.<\/p>\n
While Wolves have not received any fresh bids from City, Nunes has now stopped training with Gary O\u2019Neil\u2019s side, the PA news agency understands.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old, who joined from Sporting Lisbon last summer in a deal worth \u00a342m, was absent for Saturday\u2019s 1-0 win away to Everton and will again be missing from the squad for the upcoming second-round cup tie at Molineux.<\/p>\n
Nunes will face disciplinary action for his decision to stop training, but could be integrated back into the squad if no move occurs before the summer transfer window shuts at 11pm on Friday.<\/p>\n
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Head coach O\u2019Neil will also be without Hwang Hee-chan for the clash with Blackpool, who are 15th in Sky Bet League One, due to a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n
Austria forward Sasa Kalajdzic scored a late winner at Everton in what was only his third Wolves appearance in a year after suffering a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament on his debut last September.<\/p>\n
But O\u2019Neil, who took charge earlier this month, remains cautious over Kalajdzic\u2019s involvement and says his role will remain limited as he builds his way back to full fitness.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cHe is obviously still on a journey, getting back to full fitness. He is not one you can play for 90 minutes week in, week out at this moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is hard to assess when you come in new. You just see him training and everyone tells you he has been out for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just try to judge him at that moment against the rest of that group and the ones he is competing with for a starting place.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looked a little bit behind the others, sharpness and fitness-wise, but I obviously don\u2019t have a clear picture in my mind of what he is like when he is full throttle either.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe understands where he needs to improve and that he needs extra time on the grass and we need to keep working.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he also understands he can have a big impact on football matches still.\u201d<\/p>\n