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Wolves boss Kenny Jackett has reiterated that the club do not welcome any bids for hotshot Benik Afobe amid speculated interest from Midlands rivals Aston Villa.

Afobe was the nation’s top scorer last season with 32 goals, 13 of which came at Wanderers following his £2m January switch to Molineux from Arsenal.

This has led to reported interest from neighbours Villa, who have been active in the transfer window.

Despite adding Rudy Gestede and Jordan Ayew to their forward ranks, Tim Sherwood is supposedly looking for another striker to boost their attacking options further, following the exits of Christian Benteke, Darren Bent and Andreas Weimann.

Yet Jackett has insisted Afobe, who has two goals in three games so far this season, is happy in the Black Country and has emphasised how vital a cog he is in a team challenging for promotion from the Championship this season.

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Jackett said: “However long he has been here we are looking to keep our best players and try to build round them and try to improve. That’s the curve we want to be on.

“He is happy here, he works hard and has a central role and place in the team.

“A lot of people ask me about him and about his future but we brought him to Wolves to work with him and for us to be successful.”