Dawson in talks to cancel Wolves contract
Wolves are in talks with Craig Dawson to cancel the defender's contract at Molineux.The centre-back has been told he does not feature in boss Vitor Pereira's plans and has been left out of Wolves' Premier League squad.Dawson has six months left on his contract and there were tentative talks on deadline day with Leicester City over a swap deal for Conor Coady.Wolves signed centre-backs Emmanuel Agbadou from Lens and Nasser Djiga from Red Star Belgrade in the transfer window, pushing Dawson further down the pecking order."I gave the information in advance to the club that if we bring in another centre-back, I will not have space for Craig in the squad," Pereira said:"This is something that I spoke with the club (about) for a long time. I had a conversation with the player and I respect the player a lot, and I respect his career, but his profile is not the profile that I'm looking to build the team around."Dawson, 34, has made 61 appearances, scoring twice, since joining from West Ham two years ago.
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