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Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Romain Saiss is being linked with a loan move to Nottingham Forest.

Saiss, a Morocco international who played at the summer World Cup, was a key part of the Wolves side who won the Championship title last season but he's yet to feature for Nuno Espirito Santo's Premier League newcomers this term.

Wolves have played two matches so far, drawing to Everton and being defeated by Leicester City, with Saiss an unused substitute on both occasions.

Saiss' versatility means he could be valuable to Nuno across the campaign with the with 28-year-old able to fill in at centre-back as well as in the heart of midfield.

But that hasn't stopped the former Angers man from being linked with a loan move away from Molineux before the end of the month with Forest reportedly touted as a potential option.

The Championship side are being helped with transfers by Jorge Mendes, the super agent who has close links to Wolves' owners Fosun, Nuno and several of the club's players.

Forest this year appointed a man close to Mendes as their manager in Aitor Karanka and an influx of his clients have landed at the City Ground this summer.

They broke their transfer record on Portuguese midfielder Joao Carvalho and have also acquired Diogo Goncalves, Gil Dias and Tobias Figueiredo - all of whom have links to Mendes and his agency.

Meanwhile, Matt Doherty has revealed Jamie Vardy apologised to him after his horror tackle in Wolves' 2-0 defeat to Leicester on Saturday.

Wolves tasted defeat in the Premier League for the first time since promotion after Doherty’s own goal and a deflected strike from James Maddison.

The goals came against the run of play in a first half Wolves dominated but Nuno Espirito Santo’s side couldn’t find the goal their passing play deserved.

A first win of the season for Leicester was overshadowed by Vardy’s challenge on Doherty in the second half.

Despite getting a slice of the ball, Vardy’s followed through on the inside of Doherty’s right calf and left the Irishman in a heap.

Vardy was sent off in the 66th minute and Doherty was replaced by rookie midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White shortly afterwards as Wolves chased the game.

Doherty bears no grudge, though, and revealed Vardy sought him out after the game.

The Dubliner said: “It’s fine, I’ve just got stud marks down the inside of my leg. But my leg wasn’t planted, which is beneficial.

“It could have been worse if my leg was planted. I could see it coming so I rode with it.

“Jamie knocked in (to the dressing room) and asked if everything was all right. There’s no hard feelings. He’s apologised so that’s the end of it.”

Wolves are looking for their first Premier League win as Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Manchester City visit Molineux on Saturday.