Bakary Sako will earn money in a different stratosphere to his weekly wage at Wolverhampton Wanderers when he moves to the Premier League, according to club chief executive Jez Moxey.

The Wolves winger is now a free agent and has attracted interest from a number of top-flight teams, most notably West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.

His salary demands, believed to be £50,000 per week, have led to both clubs cooling their interests somewhat – but Moxey believes the Mali international will secure a huge pay-rise on his current £25,000 per week deal.

Bakary Sako (right) sheds a tear as he says goodbye to the Molineux faithful after the last game of the season

Wolves fans show their admiration for the Malian winger (left) as he leaves the field of play

Sako, 27, scored 15 Championship goals this season mainly from the left wing and was subject to a bid of around £2.5m from West Brom in the January transfer window.

‘We took the decision not to cash in on him when we could have done, quite easily,’ said Moxey. ‘We kept him to give us the best opportunity in the run-in.

‘Now the season has finished we will of course sit down with him to reflect on what has happened and what he wants to do going forward.

‘Every fan knows the pull of the Premier League – monies now that are just so out of the stratosphere – that no Championship club can compete with any Premier League club on a like-for-like financial basis.

‘If he does leave he will go with our very best wishes. He has been fantastic. He stuck to his contract and performed really well.

Sako celebrates scoring Wolves' fourth against Millwall but they missed out on the top six on goal difference

‘Sako is his own man. Joleon Lescott is there (at West Brom) and while I think many a Wolves fan’s heart sank when he joined, you can understand if a free agent’s available he’s going to go to the club, probably, that will pay him the most amount of money. He has a number of offers from the Premier League.’