Wolves holding firm on Agbadou fee

Besiktas are yet to meet Wolves' £17m asking price for Emmanuel Agbadou.

The Turkish side's latest offer sits around £13m with Wolves holding firm on their valuation of the defender.

Wolves are bottom of the Premier League and 14 points from safety as they start to reshape the squad under Rob Edwards, ahead of an expected relegation to the Championship.

Ivory Coast international Agbadou, who has made 34 appearances, only moved to Molineux from Reims for £16.6m last January and was key to their revival in the second half of last season under Vitor Pereira.

They finished 16th in the Premier League but a disastrous start to this campaign, failing to win any of their opening 19 games, has left Wolves facing relegation.

Pereira was sacked in November and replacement Edwards lost his opening seven games but Wolves are now unbeaten in five in all competitions and into the FA Cup fourth round.

Agbadou was on the bench for Sunday's 0-0 draw with Newcastle after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, with Ivory Coast failing to defend their title after a quarter final exit to Egypt.

Wolves are also willing to sell striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, who is interesting Nottingham Forest and Leeds, but after initial enquiries there are yet to be further developments.

Midfielder Joao Gomes is willing to stay until the summer. Atletico Madrid and Napoli are keen and Wolves would still be open to letting the Brazil international leave.