Leon Clarke can be Wolves' powerhouse

Head coach Kenny Jackett today tipped man of the moment Leon Clarke to be Wolves' powerhouse in the Championship.

Clarke took his tally to four goals in three games after a first-half brace in last night's 3-1 win against Bohemians.

His replacement Nouha Dicko scored the other as Wolves returned home today with a 100 per cent record from three friendlies.

And Jackett has been pleased with Clarke, who looks more muscular than last season.

"Clarke is looking sharp – he has a lot of experience and I think in the number nine or number 10 role, that type of power is needed in the Championship," said Jackett.

"For Clarke to score in every game is good and Nouha got a very unusual goal in the second half with some power and some perseverance.

"For those forwards to get goals early in pre-season builds them up."

Jackett wants to sign another striker but he insisted Lech Poznan's prolific Polish striker Lukasz Teodorczyk, who was linked with Wolves yesterday, won't be joining the club as sources suggested he was too expensive.

"We've got no bids in, or are close to, or we haven't any approaches in for forwards, so that's wide of the mark," said the boss.

"If we need to add (a striker) we will but I wouldn't say to our supporters we're going to sign this or that player before the season.

"But our scouting department are consistently working hard to assess the market against what we have all the time."

After giving players 45 minutes each so far, Jackett will now look to play people for full games starting with the trip to Peterborough on July 22.

But he admitted young defenders Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Kortney Hause look too raw for the Championship at the moment.

"I wanted to look at a partnership of Ebanks-Landell and Sam Ricketts," he said.

"Ebanks-Landell and Hause may be a little young for the league, so I wanted to try Ethan with an experienced partner."

And he said Eusebio Bancessi, who played just four minutes on the trip, will be better for the experience.

"I felt bringing a young player or two would cover me and make sure everyone played a part," he said.

"That wasn't the case but it was still good experience for him to train with us."