Wolves defender heads out on loan to Auxerre
Wolves defender Ki-Jana Hoever has joined French Ligue 1 outfit Auxerre on a season-long loan.
The Dutchman has spent the past 18 months at Stoke City where he scored eight times in 61 appearances across his two loan spells at the Bet365 Stadium.
Since joining from Liverpool in 2020, Hoever has made 25 appearances for Wolves and was also part of the squad that travelled to Marbella and USA during pre-season.
The 22-year-old, who also had a loan spell at PSV Eindhoven in 2022, heads to newly-promoted Auxerre with Wolves hoping he can continue his development in the French top-flight.
"Ki has developed on his previous loans and he's maturing all the time," said head of professional development, Matt Jackson.
"He's been very good during pre-season with Gary and his staff, but we just feel a different challenge in France will be best for his own personal development.
"He showed with Stoke that he has the ability to really affect the Championship but what he's got to do now is progress even further and take his game to the next level in one of the top five leagues in Europe.
"Auxerre are a very good club and played some really nice football last season which got them back into Ligue 1, but with every newly promoted club, they're going to face some tough challenges if they are to keep their place in that division, and it's going to be an ever bigger test for Ki.
"We love for our players to be challenged when they go out on loan and Ki will certainly be challenged this season."
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