Wolves legend John Richards believes Portuguese pair Daniel Podence and Fabio Silva will show their qualities next season.

Neither player had the best of seasons in 2020-2021, with Wolves struggling to create chances and score goals in the absence of Mexican striker Raul Jimenez.

With Nuno Espirito Santo replaced by countryman Bruno Lage this summer, Richards expects Podence and Silva to benefit from the arrival of the new manager.

"Podence and Silva are both very talented, there's no doubt about it," said Richards, per the Express and Star.

"Podence showed exciting glimpses last year, as did Silva.

"Sometimes when players come into teams, it can take them a while to get that high level of consistency.

"But with both players, what we've seen is enough to excite us.

"Podence, once he's got into that rhythm and has that confidence of his place in the team, I think he can be a regular, outstanding performer.

"That's the type of player you need in the Premier League as well, someone who can do that little bit extra and create something. He's definitely got that potential.

"Silva's work rate, he gets into the positions and he's learning.

"He's learning how to hold players off as a young lad against stronger, more experienced defenders.

"Silva is a very exciting prospect and I've always thought that.

"It'll still be a couple of years until he's anywhere near his peak, but I still think he can be really good each season from now until then. So, I think there's a lot of potential there."