Gary O’Neil full of praise for “unbelievable” player who is giving 150% for Wolves

Fraser has made a name for himself in Wolverhampton this season. Since making his debut against Blackpool earlier this season, the striker has continued to perform in old gold.

Not only did the 18-year-old score on his debut against Blackpool, he also netted a crucial goal against Brentford at Molineux to take Wolves to extra-time in the FA Cup.

O’Neil, the manager who gave Fraser his debut, has put a lot of faith in the youngster. Wolves announced earlier this season that he is now considered a first-team player despite his age.

However, his biggest opportunity may just be around the corner. Matheus Cunha’s injury combined with Fabio Silva’s and Sasa Kalajdzic’s has provided an opening in the forward positions. This could well mean Fraser will play more often over the course of the next few months.

This was evident against Brentford last weekend when Fraser was brought on at half-time to try and change the game. In light of this, O’Neil was full of praise for the youngster before the game against Spurs, citing the potential the striker has.

With Wolves set to take on Spurs on Saturday, Fraser may have another chance to net his first Premier League goal.

O’Neil’s side are looking to get back to winning ways and the striker could help cause an upset down in London.

Before the game, the manager commented on how impressed he was with Fraser’s commitment in training.

He told Wolves: “Firstly, he’s unbelievably willing to work in any sort of capacity, as a number nine, so whatever is needed from him that day game plan wise, you know that he’ll give 150 per cent out of possession, in possession. He’s a presence, I thought he did well a couple of times aerially against Brentford, won a couple of flick-ons for us, made a couple of decent runs in behind when we managed to open up some spaces.

“Development-wise, he’ll learn loads at his age. The level we’re trying to get him to, to be able to play in the Premier League, you look at number nines in the Premier League and they’re pretty good most of them, so Nathan knows he’s got an awful lot of work to do around his link-up play and being tidy with the ball. What you do know with him is he will arrive in the goal. There was one really good run he made in the second half, I think the cross was intercepted, but his movement was excellent in the penalty area. He’s obviously very young but we know what we have in him and we’re working hard to maximise it.”

Fraser looks to be the next success story to come through Wolves. The striker has already netted against a Premier League side this season and shows no signs of slowing down.

The 18-year-old is yet to look out of place this campaign, with each cameo helping to offer something different.

If the striker is set to play a bigger part in O’Neil’s side over the coming months, it provides a massive opportunity for him to show what he can do.

Fans will have to be patient with him, however, there is no reason why he cannot thrive in this team.