Diego Costa appears to have been in Wolves training, ahead of Saturday’s game with Leicester City.
Wanderers are going through the gears ahead of the weekend and looking for a third win on the spin.
Wolves can take another huge step towards safety with a win at the King Power Stadium, and will be feeling confident going into the match.
Wolves have just put in two of their best performances of the season against Chelsea and Brentford.
And Leicester are really struggling at the moment, so it’s a great chance for Wolves.
One of the main narratives leading up to this game is whether Julen Lopetegui will recall Ruben Neves.
The midfielder missed the last two games through suspension, and a debate is happening right now about whether he should come straight back into the starting XI.
Mario Lemina and Joao Gomes have both been terrific the last two games.
Another point of interest ahead of the clash is the fitness of Costa.
The 34-year-old scored his first goal for Wolves against Brentford. But he was wearing strapping on his knee for the second-half. He was substituted with around 20 minutes to go for Joao Moutinho.
Lopetegui said after the game that the club would assess him for any damage. He said: “He had a big knock in the first half. He started the second-half but we were alert about him. After 15 minutes he told me he couldn’t continue. We have to assess him.”
In the training photos released by the club yesterday, Costa was nowhere to be seen.
But the player did uploaded an image to his Instagram Story, suggesting he was involved. The image shows him with Joao Gomes and Nathan Collins.
Lopetegui will no doubt be asked about the £50,000-a-week star in his pre-match press conference.
Diego Costa being fit to face Leicester would be a boost for Wolves
Costa uploading this image is encouraging.
He’s had a huge impact for Wolves in the last two games and Lopetegui will surely be keen to start him against against Leicester.
The manager will soon provide an update on him.
Hopefully, he Costa be able to play some part against the Foxes.