Former Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has explained hanging up the boots at 32.

Ebanks-Blake retired in 2017 after coming off contract at Chesterfield.

He told the Wolves website: “That was a decision of mine. Could I have nicked contracts across the country and travelled a bit? I went to Belgium, trained over there, and probably could still be doing that, but it's not true to who I am. I have to be enjoying myself, to enjoy the environment I'm in, I don't want to be a negative influence on anyone.

“I had to make a decision a couple of years ago, that I didn't want to be travelling around the country, not enjoying football. Getting out the car or staying over, and my body wasn't quite right, and it taking me an hour in the gym before training to warm up my ankle.

“Having no cartilage in your joints, it's bone on bone every day. I was getting out of bed and before the blood rushed to my ankle, it was stiff, and I had to warm it up. To score goals and play football, I have to be enjoying it.

“I wasn't enjoying it at the age of 32, but when I look back, that injury had a massive effect."