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Report: Roderick Miranda set for Wolves return after Olympiakos loan

A general view of Molineux during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Villareal at Molineux on August 4, 2018 in Wolv...
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Olympiakos are reportedly set to send Roderick Miranda back to Wolves.

Roderick Miranda of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Sky Bet Championship match between Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Macron Stadium on April 21, 2018 in Bolton,...

According to Sportime, Olympiacos are sending defender Roderick Miranda back to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the season.

Miranda, 28, joined Wolves from Rio Ave in the summer of 2017, joining the Portuguese contingent alongside Ruben Vinagre, Ruben Neves, Ivan Cavaleiro, Helder Costa and Diogo Jota.

Whilst all of those five have played Premier League football this season, Miranda hasn’t. After 17 Championship appearances last season, Miranda’s chances of first-team football in the top flight were slim at best.

Wolves subsequently loaned him out to Greek giants Olympiacos last summer, but he has made just eight appearances for the club since his move.

Now, it’s no great surprise that Olympiacos are planning to send Miranda back to Molineux when his loan deal ends, with his ‘suitcase prepared’ according to Sportime.

That may have a knock-on effect for Celtic, as it’s noted that out of contract defender Dedryck Boyata is wanted as a replacement by Olympiacos, though rumours of a move to Germany may mean that they miss.

Pape Roderick Miranda of Olympiacos arrives during the UEFA Europa League Group F match between Olympiacos and AC Milan at Karaiskakis Stadium on December 13, 2018 in Piraeus, Greece.

The Portuguese centre back, who cost Wolves £2.5million according to The Express and Star, will now find himself in a tricky position.

He has no shot of first-team football with this Wolves side and couldn’t make the grade at Olympiacos, meaning he faces a difficult summer attempting to find a club.

A general view of Molineux during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Villareal at Molineux on August 4, 2018 in Wolverhampton, England.