Kenny Jackett: Bright kid Enobakhare has learned from his Wolves mistake
Bright Enobakhare's return to Wolves first-team action was hailed by Kenny Jackett, who believes the youngster has 'learned his lesson'.
The forward made a lively 25-minute cameo off the bench during Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Cardiff.
It was his first Wolves appearance since going AWOL last year.
And Jackett wants the talented Nigerian to continue to develop in the coming months.
"Believe it or not he's still 17," Jackett said. "He has a really good future and we've been pleased with what he's done.
"He has an eye for goal as well – in that position where he plays just behind the striker, he has a lot of ability.
"I felt he's learned his lesson. His discipline has been good, there's no problems now with what happened, he's over that.
"It's a taste for him coming back into it and I'm sure it's one he'll want to continue with. He's strong as well. Although he's not the biggest, he is strong and he can shield the ball, get his back into people and start to roll them."
Wolves have used the loan market successfully, with Dominic Iorfa, Kortney Hause, Jack Price and Jordan Graham all benefiting from spells at lower league clubs.
Is a loan move something that will be looked at for Enobakhare?
"I think it is," Jackett added. "For (Sylvain) Deslandes and Enobakhare I feel that somewhere along the line for them to get into first-team football is going to be very good. For Bright, yes, in an ideal world if we could be strong enough (up front) to get him out on loan I think he could handle the league and do well. It is an option we're looking at.
"(The level) very much depends on the club, geographically where it is, how we look after him. we've got no hard and fast rules, it's just as (important) as that a manager wants that player and will play him. Plenty of managers will perhaps take a loan player and then keep them floating around the edge. Well he can float around the edge here. I've got no real preconceived ideas about where or what standard, but somewhere along the line yes a league loan would be very good for Bright."
Is geography a key consideration for a youngster who has perhaps suffered from being in a foreign country at such a young age?
"Yes it is a consideration but sometimes that's the best thing and you do send them away from that and make sure they can stand on their own two feet at a certain time," Jackett said.
"Harry Redknapp sent Frank Lampard down to Swansea and at the time they were in the bottom half of the Fourth Division.
"No disrespect, but I'm sure it wasn't necessarily for the football, and he was 17 at the time as well."
Enobakhare was joined by Emiliano Martinez, Scott Golbourne, Jack Price, George Saville, Tommy Rowe, Nathan Byrne, Adam Le Fondre and McAlinden in a Wolves side that lost 1-0 to a Shrewsbury XI in a behind-closed-doors friendly yesterday.
