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Matheus Nunes will not be involved in Wolves’ Carabao Cup draw at home to Blackpool on Tuesday after stopping training with the club in a bid to force a move to Manchester City.

Premier League champions City have stepped up their pursuit of Nunes after cooling interest in West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta, and saw a €55m (£47m) bid rejected last week for the Portuguese striker.

While Wolves haven’t received any new offers from City, Nunes has now stopped training with Gary O’Neil’s side.

The 25-year-old, who arrived from Sporting Lisbon last summer on a deal worth £42million, was absent in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Everton and will be absent from the squad again for the next second round cup match at Molineux.

Nunes will face disciplinary action for his decision to stop training but could be reinstated in the squad if no move is made before the summer transfer window closes at 11pm on Friday.