Nottingham Forest-linked Conor Coady expects a decision on his Wolverhampton Wanderers future “soon” as clubs prepare for the opening of the summer transfer window.
The Reds are said to be keeping tabs on the defender as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign. Sheffield United, where Coady spent time on loan earlier in his career, have also been credited with an interest.
The 30-year-old spent the season just gone on loan at Everton, but they have decided not to take up the £4.5 million option to buy clause included in the deal. He is under contract at Molineux and has made clear his switch to Goodison Park wasn’t a snub to Wolves, having not been first-choice under former manager Bruno Lage.
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However, his future at his parent side is uncertain amid the Reds and the Blades reportedly eyeing him up. And he says he is continuing to speak to Wanderers about what happens next.
Speaking on the BBC’s Monday Night Club, he was asked about his situation now and whether he felt in limbo. He said: “It is mad, it is strange. I have never had this feeling before. I am not in limbo in terms of… I am speaking to Wolves and have spoken to Wolves all season.
“There were a lot of things that went around when I left Wolves at the start of the season. A few people gave me a bit of stick for leaving and I heard this kind of stuff going on. I have spoken to Wolves all season. I love the place, I love the place to bits.
“In my eyes, before the last pre-season, I would never have left Wolves ever in my life. It was somewhere I hold really close to my heart. I love the place a lot but we kind of got to a situation last summer where the World Cup was coming up and I had been in the England squad for three or four years.
“The manager at the time (Lage) made the decision that I wasn’t the centre-half for him. He said to me that I wasn’t going to be that and he made the decision to say, ‘listen, you can go’.
“I think he understood how important… I’ll never get the chance to go to a World Cup again, I really don’t believe so. I think it was so important to get the chance to do that, and the season had started.
“I have spoken to Wolves all season. I am in a little bit of limbo but I am speaking to Wolves at the moment to see what they want because, listen, the club is the most important thing. I am sure we will come to a decision soon.”
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