Wolves Express | Lima and Bellegarde discuss pre-season in Spain

Pedro Lima gives his first ever interview in English to Wolves Express as he speaks about pre-season preparations out at the first-team's training camp in Spain.

After Wednesday evening's warm-up match against RC Lens at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium in Walsall, the Old Gold flew out to Catalonia the following day in preparation for a test against La Liga side Girona on Sunday evening.

With the squad currently training in the Spanish sun, Express caught up with Lima where he showed off his newly-learned English skills for the first time as he compared the tough nature of an intense pre-season camp, especially when training in the heat, with his experiences of growing up in Brazil.

The 19-year-old wing-back talks about how he has settled into the group during the last year following his move from Sport Recife, how his regular English lessons have helped him a lot and how he's grown as a player and as a person during his time at Wolves.

Despite the result on Wednesday evening against Lens, the match gave Jean-Ricner Bellegarde a chance to meet up with some of his former teammates and colleagues from the club which gave him his senior break in football, and the midfielder tells Wolves Express how much it meant to reunite with familiar faces.

The Frenchman also reveals how the players are feeling as pre-season begins to ramp up, with the squad getting more minutes into their legs as they build up fitness ahead of the Premier League kicking off in two weeks' time.

Finally, Rodrigo Gomes features on Friday's episode with the Portuguese reflecting on his summer so far, which has seen him represent his country in the Under-21 European championships, as well as how much he has developed during his 12 months at Wolves.

Wolves Express continues with two episodes each week throughout pre-season, offering a show packed with news, updates and exclusive interviews on both the playing and non-playing side of the club, complementing other offerings of the Official Wolves Podcast and Matchday Live Extra.

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