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Captains fantastic...who should be next Wolves skipper?

With Ruben Neves' £47m transfer to Al-Hilal now complete, one of Julen Lopetegui's first tasks will be to choose a new club captain for the upcoming 2023/4 season.

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Who will be the next Wolves captain?

Nathan Judah looks at four candidates who could fit the bill:

The next in line - Max Kilman

Max Kilman (Getty)

Kilman was identified as a future captain by former boss Bruno Lage following Conor Coady's loan to Everton last season.

Ultimately Ruben Neves was given the armband, but the centre-back was given the vice-captaincy for the entire campaign.

When Lopetegui took over the reins in December, Kilman was pivotal in Wolves' resurgence and skippered the side as Neves served a two-match ban in April.

This coincided with two huge back-to-back home wins over Brentford and Chelsea - both of which were also clean sheets.

Kilman would be the favourite to get the nod next season, but there are question-marks over his future.

Wolves are believed to be open to offers north of £30m with Napoli and Spurs interested.