When discussing his own attributes as a central defender, Kilman is keen to stress he still has areas in which to improve – and he is sure Lopetegui is the coach to bring the best out of him.
He also enjoyed the leadership role he took on at Molineux and says that has brought another level to his game too.
“I’m strong, fast and composed on the ball, but I know I’ve got a lot to achieve and haven’t hit my peak yet, so I’m just excited to keep on improving as a player and get to my highest potential,” he continued.
“I was the captain last season and during that season I learned so much, and definitely led by example. I had to learn as it came along, but I really enjoyed the challenge and can’t wait to integrate my kind of leadership style and help out as much as I can here.
“I am definitely more of a calm leader and not like a typical old school leader. I have a bit of both, so that when I need to be firm I can be and like to try and help the younger players out and show my 110 per cent effort both in training and games and hopefully that leads by example.”