Wolves’ Ryan Giles closes in on a £5m move to Luton – with his medical at the Premier League newcomers set for Thursday

Ryan Giles was due to have a medical at Luton on Thursday before completing a £5million move to the Premier League newcomers from Wolves.

The 23-year-old, who can play anywhere on the left flank, developed at Molineux but has made only one first-team appearance, instead having seven different loan spells.

But Luton boss Rob Edwards knows Giles well from his time coaching Wolves’ youngsters and is confident he can make the step up to the top flight.

Ryan Giles was due to have a medical at Luton on Thursday before completing a £5million move to the Premier League newcomers from Wolves.

The 23-year-old, who can play anywhere on the left flank, developed at Molineux but has made only one first-team appearance, instead having seven different loan spells.

But Luton boss Rob Edwards knows Giles well from his time coaching Wolves’ youngsters and is confident he can make the step up to the top flight.

Giles would be the latest player to depart Wolves this summer as the club look to recoup significant funds from sales to balance the books.

Ruben Neves’ departure to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal for a club-record £47.5m was the headline departure but Wolves have also sold Nathan Collins to Brentford for £23m, Conor Coady to Wolves for £7.5m and Raul Jimenez to Fulham for £5.5m.

There are likely to be other departures too, with Daniel Podence left out of the travelling squad for the pre-season training camp in Portugal and Jonny Castro Otto and Rayan Ait-Nouri also among the players boss Julen Lopetegui is no longer counting on.

As Lopetegui revealed this week, Wolves chairman Jeff Shi – the representative of owners Fosun Sports Group in Wolverhampton – has put the brakes on summer spending.

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Luton gazump Leicester for signing of Man Utd star who’s made impossible demand of Ten Hag

Luton are heavy favourites to beat Leicester to the signing of a Man Utd star whose key demand is near-impossible for Erik ten Hag to satisfy, per a report.

Pre-season offers a chance for managers to get a closer look at both the younger players and fringe stars within their squad. One man who ticks both of those boxes at Man Utd is combative midfielder, Hannibal Mejbri.

The 20-year-old impressed during a season-long loan with Birmingham City last season. He’s since been integrated into Ten Hag’s pre-season plans, featuring in three of United’s four matches thus far.

However, according to Tunisian outlet Noussour TN, Hannibal is likely to be on the move very shortly.

Firstly, they state Hannibal is courting interest from three sides. Newly-promoted Luton Town and relegated Leicester City are two, though the third remains a mystery for the time being.

In any case, it’s Luton who are clear frontrunners to sign Hannibal thanks to the player’s insistence he join a Premier League club if leaving Man Utd.

Hannibal has one year left on his current deal at Old Trafford, though United do hold an option for an extra 12 months.

As such, a loan exit is viable if United intend to activate the option. That scenario would see Hannibal put himself in the shop window in the Premier League ahead of a potential permanent exit that would generate a transfer fee 12 months from now.

The Sun add their take to the situation, suggesting Man Utd could cash in right here and now. However, Noussour TN are of the view a loan exit is more probable.

Indeed, the Tunisian outlet claim Man Utd are considering a loan exit and per their report, Hannibal will be on board with a departure.

International ambitions put Ten Hag in tricky spot

Explaining why, it’s stated Hannibal wants the ‘certainty of playing matches’ in the upcoming season. Try as he might, that’s not a demand Ten Hag will be able to fulfil at Old Trafford.

The Dutchman has far higher profile options available in the central positions Hannibal could play. Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes and a potential new signing such as Sofyan Amrabat won’t be dislodged easily.

An exit thus makes sense, with Hannibal determined to be at the peak of his powers when Tunisia compete in the 2023 African Cup of Nations. That tournament takes place just after the turn of the year and Hannibal hopes to make a big impact for his country.

With Luton able to offer more regular gametime than Man Utd and also in the top flight, it’s the Hatters who are best placed to sign Hannibal this window.

Whether a loan or permanent exit will be explored should soon become clear.