Wolves have opened talks with West Bromwich Albion over a possible deal for striker Salomon Rondon.

The 29-year-old's loan at Newcastle United finished at the end of the season and he has a £16.5million buy-out clause.

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez wants to keep the Venezuelan but is having meetings about his own future with Mike Ashley in London before ratifying transfer budgets.

Wolves have opened talks with West Brom over a possible deal for striker Salomon Rondon

Newcastle have still to make an offer for Rondon and that has opened the door for Wolves, who want strong competition for Raul Jimenez.

Rondon finished the season with 15 goals for club and country and has one year left on contract. He also has interest from clubs from Italy and Spain.

Dwight Gayle has been on loan at Albion and Newcastle have considered offering him as a part of a swap deal but the Championship side only want a straight cash deal.

Wolves are an attractive proposition for Rondon having finished seventh in the Premier League with a talented squad and they are looking to kick on again next season. They want to upgrade their squad and have ambitious plans to develop Molineux also.