Wolves line up Ruben Semedo transfer despite five-year suspended prison term for robbery, assault, kidnapping & firearms

WOLVES are in advanced talks to sign a CRIMINAL who confessed to robbery, assault, kidnapping and possession of a firearm.

Olympiacos defender Ruben Semedo was last July handed a five-year suspended prison term and banned from visiting Spain for eight years.

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The Portugal international, 27, spent five months in a Spanish jail after being charged with attempted murder, which he has always denied.

Semedo was released after he paid £25,000 bail while playing for ­Villarreal.

He was arrested in 2018 and accused of tying up and assaulting a man in his home, alongside two others, then going to the victim’s house to rob it.

However, SunSport understands that Wolves are still interested in a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.

It will need confirmation from the Home Office and Spanish authorities.

Semedo has featured against English teams in Europe on a number of occasions.

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The defender scored against Spurs in the Champions League during a 4-2 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.

He also featured against Arsenal and Wolves in that season's Europa League.

Semedo helped the Greek giants knock the Gunners out of the competition, before only featuring for 29 minutes over two legs against Wolves.

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