Wolves boss Vitor Pereira admits former captain Mario Lemina has made a transfer request just weeks after the manager's arrival.
Lemina was missing from Wolves' squad for Wednesday night's defeat at Newcastle.
Pereira said afterwards: "I can't bring a player who tells me he is not in the mental condition to help the team. He wants to leave.
"I don't know what happened before me, but with this energy and this mentality, I don't need him. I prefer to play with another player.
"I don't have anything against Lemina or any issues with him.
"He said to me that he wants to leave and he communicated this decision one month ago to the club."