Sunderland are hopeful defender Omar Alderete will be fit to face Wolves on Saturday afternoon, but manager Regis Le Bris could not guarantee his availability.

The summer signing from Getafe has slotted into the Black Cats team impressively, playing all seven Premier League games in their good start to the campaign.

The Paraguayan scored the only goal of the game in a win at Nottingham Forest last month and has helped his side concede just six goals in the first seven matches on their return to the top flight.

However, there is concern over his fitness as he played for Paraguay over the international break and was substituted late on in their 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Seoul.

Reports from Paraguayan media stated Alderete was suffering from ‘posterior muscle overload in his thigh,’ but how serious that issue is was not clear.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the weekend’s action, Le Bris said the defender is speaking positively about his fitness, but training on Thursday afternoon will be key to prove that he can play.

‘Omar, after 20 hours flight, we’ll see!’ Le Bris said. ‘We’ll check him this afternoon. We had a quick chat with...