Liam Keen comment: Six candidates to be Wolves' new captain

Like Conor Coady, Ruben Neves and Max Kilman before him, Semedo could depart for pastures new, despite having a new four-year contract at Wolves on the table.

Semedo, who took over as skipper from Mario Lemina halfway through last season, is assessing his options and is due to make a decision soon.

As a result, Wolves may now have to turn to a new captain but there is no obvious choice in the current squad and a new signing may be the answer.

But who from the players currently under contract could step up?

Joao Gomes

The midfielder was voted player of the season by Wolves fans after an impressive 2024/25 campaign and Gomes continues to go from strength to strength.

As a player, he is hugely impressive and tying him down to a new five-year contract in April was an excellent piece of business from the club.

His swashbuckling style, high energy and aggressive approach make him an impactful midfielder and would also make him a strong captain, while he is liked among the squad.

However, his English is still not perfect and that, alongside his relatively young age at 24, means he may not get the nod on this occasion.

Emmanuel Agbadou

Agbadou arrived in January and played a huge part in Wolves surviving relegation with strong, athletic and dominant defensive performances.

On the pitch he embodies leadership and is an imposing figure to play against.

Agbadou was also captain at his previous side, French club Reims, before joining Wolves and at 28-years-old he has enough experience to do the role.

The main issue, however, is that off the pitch he is not an obvious leader. He strides around with confidence, but is softly spoken, and it depends what kind of leader Vitor Pereira wants.

Semedo is an impressive professional, selfless leader and certainly not the biggest character in the squad, which means Agbadou may fit the bill to replace him as skipper.

Marshall Munetsi

For lots of reasons, Munetsi would make a really good captain.

The Zimbabwean is highly intelligent, speaks seven languages, is liked among the group and has the best interests of his team-mates at heart.

The winter signing is the kind of character that could unite a squad and strive to keep everyone together and he also wore the armband on occasion at Reims.

But like some of the other candidates, he is also a fairly quiet person off the pitch and Wolves may need a louder voice.

The other big concern is that he may not play regularly enough to have the armband. Munetsi will face a battle to get into the team next season, either in midfielder against Gomes and Andre, or in the front three when Wolves bring in more attacking reinforcements.

Matt Doherty

If the key component for the captaincy is experience, then Doherty ticks all the boxes.

He knows the club inside out, has a great affinity for Wolves and the people there and has just had an excellent end to the 2024/25 season.

He is a strong character, good professional and demanding of his team-mates.

Based on his performances at centre-back, the shirt should be his at the start of the 2025/26 campaign, but he does face competition from the returning Yerson Mosquera.

As a result, in similar fashion to Munetsi, the concern over Doherty as captain would be whether he plays consistently every week.

Toti Gomes

The centre-back has worked his way up to becoming a regular at Wolves and was rewarded with the captaincy towards the end of the season as Wolves travelled to face Crystal Palace.

That experience will have helped his development as a leader and it proves that Pereira trusts him.

He is strong on the pitch and has all the characteristics of a captain but, similar to some other candidates, he is quieter off the pitch.

Jorgen Strand Larsen

It may come as a surprise to some, but Larsen is a dark horse to become the next captain and it makes sense for a lot of reasons.

He speaks multiple languages - including being fluent in English and Spanish - is highly intelligent and liked among the squad.

Larsen is a bigger personality and demanding of those around him, as well as being a good communicator.

He is potentially a little young at 25-years-old, but the biggest problem is the position he plays on the pitch.

Midfielders and defenders - like everyone else on this list - make naturally good captains. Public perception is that forwards often do no make good skippers and while that is not always the case, Larsen would have to overcome that preconception.

Similarly, he already faces a lot of pressure to score goals and it may be unwise to put more pressure on him by making him captain when he needs to focus on his game.