Thordarson's side were beaten 1-0 by a youthful Wolves side on Wednesday

French defender Maxime Chanot will extend his stay with Crewe Alexandra after appearing in the 1-0 friendly defeat against Wolves on Wednesday.

The former Sheffield United and Mansfield player arrived on trial at the Alexandra Stadium on Monday.

Manager Gudjon Thordarson told BBC Radio Stoke: "I thought he did well and did himself justice. He's competitive and can play in various positions.

"He has options, but if he wants to stay I would like to see more of him."

Chanot came on as a second-half substitute for new signing Patrick Ada against Wolves, as the Alex fell to their first defeat of pre-season.

"I think he showed enough to give me hope that he can improve and be a part of what we are doing," Thordarson added.

Captain Scott Malone scored the only goal of the game just before half-time with a neat finish, after good build-up play between Kyle Bennett and Ashley Hemmings.

Meanwhile Thordarson has confirmed that the club have pulled out of a move for Icelandic utility player Gunnar Mar Gudmundsson.

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