Wolves stars Conor Coady and Matt Doherty sign new long-term deals

Skipper Coady, who has been with the club for four years, and Doherty, who has spent nine at Molineux, are now tied down until 2023.

Both have played a vital role in Wolves’ rise to seventh in the Premier League, appearing in all 26 games so far.

A delighted midfielder-turned-defender Coady said: “It’s been quite quick, to be honest.

“Everybody knows how much I love being here.

“As soon as the club came to me and told me about the situation I wanted to get something signed as soon as possible.

“I love coming here every day, I love coming in to train, I love playing games, I love being part of this football club.

“To get it done and be sorted is fantastic, it’s great for me and my family to be part of this football club for four more years.

“You’ve got to enjoy yourself every single day and you can’t not enjoy yourself coming into this place, learning from the manager every single day and learning from the players.

“I’ve said it plenty of times before, how good the football club is.

“It’s an absolutely huge football club, and I love being a part of it, it’s really special.”

Wing-back Doherty joined Wolves in 2010 from Bohemians and, having put pen to paper on fresh terms, could well end up having a testimonial.

“I last signed about 18 months ago, and it’s been a good ride since then,” he said.

“We’ve got promoted and we’re still in the midst of a really good season, so I’m happy to tie down my long-term future.

“Me and ‘Coads’ have both been here a long time now, but we still think about the times we were in the Championship and losing at home to Wigan.

“The place was half-empty, and you’d get booed off – rightly so for some of the performances that we were putting in.

“Looking at how we’ve progressed to what the club is now, especially as it’s not that long ago; maybe two, two-and-a-half years, and I think a lot of credit has to go to the manager, his backroom staff and the players for the efforts they’ve put in.”