Wolves pre-season tour diary day five: Gearing up for the end of the trip

Pre-season trips abroad always bring long hours and are hard work, but you will not hear me complaining!

As I have mentioned previously in this tour diary, it is always a privilege to cover Wolves overseas and have the opportunity to see behind the scenes and bring important analysis and insight to readers.

After working late on Thursday evening, I gave myself a slightly later rise this morning before heading out into town quickly to tick off a very important errand.

I got married four weeks ago and having to go abroad so soon after tying the knot, I am smart enough to know I need to return with a present! A nice bottle of Douro wine is coming back in my suitcase for my better half.

It was only a quick run into town, as I grabbed some more food provisions for the apartment on the way home, before cracking on with work.

The reaction to my Yerson Mosquera interview this morning was brilliant - as the defender opened up on his love for battling, fighting and winding up opposition players, which he says is in his DNA as a South American footballer.

He also addressed his future with an unsurprisingly coy answer, which supporters can read now.

I continued writing more articles from my long Mosquera interview, with one from the defender's answer when asked about Joao Gomes' departure and what the team needs this summer, and another looking at Mosquera's Wolves journey and injury nightmares.

After doing my daily video I began to focus on my Saturday plans, which is shaping up to be a busy but exciting day.

I prepared for a big interview that has been set up (more on that soon), and everything else we have to come on the final day of the trip.

After this Portugal trip, we are getting stuck straight into friendlies in front of fans, with the first against Maidenhead on Wednesday.

There are a total of four public friendlies in the space of two weeks to get Wolves ready for the rigours of the Championship and the relentless fixture schedule.

The season begins on August 7 in the first round of the Carabao Cup at home to Port Vale, which will come around very quickly, and Wolves do need to see the squad take shape sooner rather than later with lots of futures to decide and plenty of positions to recruit for.

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