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Michael Jacobs is ready to fight for his place

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Michael Jacobs is ready to fight for his Wolves future after rekindling his love for the left-wing spot.

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Jacobs surprisingly fell out of favour last season after playing a key role in Wolves' League One title triumph.

The 23-year-old was sent to Blackpool on loan towards the end of the campaign, making five appearances before being recalled to Molineux in April.

But head coach Kenny Jackett appears to have opened the Wolves door again for Jacobs, stating that he and Tommy Rowe are in his thoughts for the left-wing slot made vacant by Bakary Sako's departure.

And former Derby man Jacobs said he was up for the challenge of staking a claim.

"I've had a good honest chat with the manager, he knows where I stand and I know where he stands, which is the main thing I needed to find out," Jacobs said.

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"Obviously last year wasn't the sort of year I was looking for, with the fact I went out on loan I didn't really get the opportunity to play.

"I'm open to anything that's going to happen and my main priority is getting my head down and get a game here like I did before.

"At the minute I'm a Wolves player and that's where I want to get my head down.

"What the manager said to me was positive, I get on well with him and I've had a good relationship since I signed, it was a positive conversation.

"He knew what I thought of everything, I'm going to be 24 this year and I need to be playing football.

"The spell at Blackpool did me the world of good, I got a bit of momentum back in me and this year I'm looking to kick on."

Jacobs scored eight goals in 30 matches from an advanced midfield role as Wolves won the League One title in 2013/14.

Dominic Iorfa and Michael Jacobs of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Last season though he was restricted to eight starts.

Was he surprised to feature so little? "To be fair sometimes things change in football and you go down a different route," he said.

"Obviously the manager went with different players and it worked, we did really well last year.

"It didn't really work out for me because of people playing in my position who did well.

"Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and accept it and get on with it. You can't go knocking on the manager's door and say 'I should be playing' if we're winning and doing well."

Jacobs, like others in the Wolves squad including Kevin McDonald, Richard Stearman, Tommy Rowe and David Edwards, will be out of contract next summer.

He was frank about his future, saying that playing football is his priority whether it be at Wolves or somewhere else.

And the midfielder said he would be happy to play on the left wing if needed after enjoying a run in the position while on loan at Blackpool.

"It's an important year for me, it's the last year of my contract so I need to be either playing football here or somewhere else," Jacobs said.

"The gaffer, with the loss of Sako, will be looking to bring in a new left winger or look who he can play in the left wing role.

"I've got to make sure I'm flying and do well in the games I've got an opportunity to. If it's not meant to be then so be it.

I told the manager that I really enjoyed the year in League One playing as a number 10, playing off Nouha, and I did quite well playing there.

"I went to Blackpool and the manager said to me I was going to play left wing every game, and it filled me with a bit of confidence

"hen I was younger I played in that position every week and I've rekindled the love for that position again,

"Hopefully if I get an opportunity I can take it."