Wolves hope to beat off competition from Arsenal and Monaco for AC Milan striker Andre Silva should they secure promotion to the Premier League, according to reports.

The Mirror claims the Portuguese forward has failed to live up to expectations since his £34m move from Porto to the San Siro last summer - scoring his first Serie A goal of the season just last week.

They claim the Championship club’s relationship with Jorge Mendes and the likelihood of being able to offer Premier League football, means the move to Molineux could appeal.

Especially with Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo in charge, having previously worked together with the Dragons.

The Mirror reckon competition for the 22-year-old will come from the Gunners, as well as Monaco and Valencia .

Despite struggling in the league, Silva has mustered a more respectable eight goals in 14 Europa League games.

This isn’t the first time SIlva has been linked with a club record move to Molineux.

The rumour first emerged towards the end of the January transfer window but nothing materialised.

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Now Bruce is having a go

Steve Bruce has questioned Wolverhampton Wanderers’ ability to attract top level players to the Championship.

Wolves have managed to secure several top players from abroad with the help of super agent, and Fosun adviser, Jorge Mendes and Aston Villa are one of numerous second tier clubs to voice concerns to the EFL.

Ruben Neves, Ivan Cavaleiro and Diogo Jota - all of whom have been instrumental in Wolves’ climb to the Championship summit - are clients of Mendes and have left European football behind for a shot at promotion to the Premier League.

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“The big question I think for everybody is how are they luring Champions League players to play in the Championship, basically. That's what we're all asking,” Bruce told Sky Sports.

“It's not for me to get involved with anything like that.

“At the end of the day they've been the best team in the division up until now and that's all I focus on really. Whatever's happening with how they're run and all the rest of it, that's for other people to ask the questions.

“I think we've made it pretty clear about what we feel.

“From what I've read, if the EFL are looking into it, if that's the case and they've got a case to answer to, let's see what they've got.”