Wolves chairman Jeff Shi leading the transfer team
Chairman Jeff Shi says he will be heading up Wolves’ efforts to strengthen the squad in this transfer window after an internal restructure.
Shi has revealed he is now overseeing two committees at Molineux – one for the football side, one for the commercial side.
After the departures of managing director Laurie Dalrymple and sporting director Kevin Thelwell over the past year, Wolves have opted not to make direct replacements.
They have rearranged from within, instead, and Shi said: “On the football side, the committee is made up of myself, Matt Wild and Scott Sellars.
“Scott is in charge of the academy, our loan players and scouting network, while Matt is in charge of the first-team operations and the player contracts.
“I work with them every day to discuss and make all football-related decisions.”
Wolves had been looking for a replacement for Thelwell, who left for New York Red Bulls in the spring, but put the hunt on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak.
They have since opted for the committee system, and Shi added: “With commercial, which is not only about football, but about trying to make the club and whole Wolves family richer and expandable, to reach more fans in the world, I’m joined by Russell Jones and Vinny Clark.
“The three of us talk very often, where we formulate plans and execute them, together with our strong senior management team in each department.
“I’m the leader for both sides, but the new structure means I receive strong help and support from my colleagues.
“It gives me more clarity and greater teamwork inside the whole club, as well as providing us with more energy and new ideas.”
