On Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers confirmed that highly rated young talent Benny Ashley-Seal had signed a new three and a half year deal at the club, and then headed out for a loan spell with non-sister side FC Famalicao.
The 20-year-old has been rewarded for his continued development in the season of 2018/19 and he is our leading scoring at Under 23 level under the charge of Rob Edwards, scoring 11 goals in the Premier League 2 campaign, as well as finding the net in the EFL Trophy against Lincoln City.
Our U23's leading goalscorer Benny Ashley-Seal has signed a new contract with the club until 2022!
He will spend the rest of 2018/19 at FC Famalicão as they challenge for promotion to the Primeira Liga.
Congratulations and good luck, @BennyAs_!https://t.co/3L5M1SfckB
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— Wolves (@Wolves) January 23, 2019
During pre-season head coach Nuno Espirito Santo took him on our tour of Switzerland as well and he made his senior debut as a late substitute back in August in the EFL Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday. He appeared again from the bench against Leicester City in the third round.
It should be a good spell and a very good experience for him taking him out of his comfort zone and plenty hope he returns all the better for it.
Sherwin Seedorf has will spend the second half of the year with FC Jumilla following his ten game spell with Bradford City.
Congratulations Benny ????, good luck in Portugal ????.
— Alan Leese. (@_AlanLeese) January 23, 2019
Looks a very talented striker. Hope his loan goes really well. ????????
— Graham Palmer (@gjp12775) January 23, 2019
Feed the Seal! pic.twitter.com/qbXAq2dyBd
— MK Wolf (@UFC_Wolf_) January 23, 2019
Well done @BennyAs_ ????????
— Suzanne ???????? ????/\_/\???????????????????????????? ???????? (@SuziWWFCToner) January 23, 2019
The boy is a talent… Getting important first team experience over there can only help him. Knows where the goal is … No point staying with us and warming the bench. Excellent management of this talent by wolves as usual ????????????
— nigel turner (@nigeturner68) January 23, 2019
Brilliant news ????????
— Jo Francis (@jolenedog) January 23, 2019
Benny's off to Portugal on loan after scoring 11 goals for @WolvesAcademy in the #PL2 so far this season, including his first goal at Molineux!
— Wolves (@Wolves) January 23, 2019
