Last Wolves chance for Zeli Ismail out on loan

The 22-year-old is out of contract at Molineux this summer and has endured a frustrating campaign.

Loan deals with Burton Albion and Oxford United yielded just nine substitute appearances (three for Burton, six for Oxford) in an injury-affected season.

The spell with League Two side Cambridge represents Ismail's last chance to persuade the Molineux hierarchy to give him a new deal, which at the moment looks an unlikely prospect.

Ismail was once heralded as a potential £100m footballer by former Wolves academy boss Chris Evans, but aside from a number of appearances at the start of the 2013/14 League One title-winning season he has never held down a place at Molineux.

He returned from a loan spell at Oxford last week.

Oxford boss Michael Appleton said: "The one thing I couldn't guarantee Zeli – and I know Wolves were very keen for it to happen – was game time.

"We have spoken to Wolves and they completely understand.

"We're certainly not closing the door but he has gone back for the time being.

"There were no issues, he came to us and wasn't particularly fit but he's in good shape now."

Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Ivan Lucic trained with Wolves last week.

The 20-year-old Austrian under-19 international was at Compton Park for a few days and played in an under-21 friendly match against a Nike Academy team.

However, Wolves will not be taking things any further with Lucic, who has since returned to Germany.

Wolves currently have Carl Ikeme, Aaron McCarey, Jon Flatt and Harry Burgoyne as goalkeepers on their books, although McCarey is out of contract in the summer.

Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is on loan under the end of the season.