MICHAEL MANCIENNE admits he is in the dark over his own long-term future.
The 23-year-old is approaching the end of his third spell at Wolves on loan
from Chelsea.
But while he claims staying up would eclipse being part of the side which won
the Championship two seasons ago, the defender has no idea if he will return
next season.
He said: “I’ve got to go back to Chelsea but beyond that, I can’t say what’s
going to happen because I don’t know myself.
“All I know is staying up would definitely top winning promotion because of
the pressure on us.
“Everyone was expecting us to go down but hopefully we can prove them all
wrong.
“We’re out of the bottom three but I don’t think we’ve got enough points to be
safe. We’ve got to take what we did on Sunday against West Brom into the
next game and keep going.
“We can’t take our foot off the pedal.”
Mancienne has only just returned to the side after recovering from a knee
injury.
He was operating in a holding midfield role earlier in the campaign but is now
in his preferred centre-back position alongside Jody Craddock.
He said: “It feels good to be back involved especially after winning a game.
I’m really happy.
“I’m really enjoying it again because I’m playing in the position I came here
for.
“Playing alongside Jody Craddock is a massive help as well. He’s a big
character and he’s a great defender.”