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Stoke boss Neil delighted with Wolves fullback Hoever: Great progress

Wolves talent Ki-Jana Hoever is impressing during a loan spell at Stoke City.

The right-back, who struggled at PSV Eindhoven in January, was then moved to Stoke on loan instead.

Since then, he has excelled in the Championship, impressing Stoke boss Alex Neil as well.

Neil said, “He has great legs, great quality and we're really happy with where he is at the moment, he's progressing great.

“Technically he's very good. As a full-back, you either get a defensive type or an aggressive type and Ki-Jana's certainly the latter.

“Athletically, he's excellent, he's got great legs and he can get up and down the pitch.

“He's only a young kid, only played under 50 games in his career, but I think you can see as games go by he's getting better and better.

“He's been good for us and I expect his career to be a really good one and hopefully he can play more games in a Stoke shirt."

On a permanent deal, Neil added: “(What happens next is) not something that either him or us are talking about at the moment.

“The window's shut, Wolves will have their own ideas, Ki-Jana will have his own ideas, we'll have our own ideas. That conversation is one for further down the line."

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