New talks over failed striker
Wolves have opened fresh talks with striker Tomasz Frankowski in a bid to resolve one of the biggest transfer gaffes in Molineux history. Wolves have opened fresh talks with striker Tomasz Frankowski in a bid to resolve one of the biggest transfer gaffes in Molineux history. Frankowski, the "last piece of the jigsaw" for Glenn Hoddle, spent last season on loan at CD Tenerife after 16 goalless games in England. The Polish international striker, who will be 33 when the new season starts, was swiftly ejected from Mick McCarthy's plans following Hoddle's departure but his form in Tenerife was hardly enough to encourage Wolves into thinking they may yet see some of the £1.4m splashed out on him. Frankowski scored three goals in 19 appearances but finished the season injured and chief executive Jez Moxey says: "Unfortunately that is further complicating the picture. "But we have been speaking to Tomasz's people this week with a view to trying to resolve the situation." Read the full story in the Express & Star.
Frankowski, the "last piece of the jigsaw" for Glenn Hoddle, spent last season on loan at CD Tenerife after 16 goalless games in England.
The Polish international striker, who will be 33 when the new season starts, was swiftly ejected from Mick McCarthy's plans following Hoddle's departure but his form in Tenerife was hardly enough to encourage Wolves into thinking they may yet see some of the £1.4m splashed out on him.
Frankowski scored three goals in 19 appearances but finished the season injured and chief executive Jez Moxey says: "Unfortunately that is further complicating the picture.
"But we have been speaking to Tomasz's people this week with a view to trying to resolve the situation."
A contract cancellation by mutual consent is one possibility but, with Frankowski entitled to a settlement on his wages, that would deepen the club's frustration over a player who falls into the same category of costly flops as Robert Taylor (£1.55m) and Cedric Roussel (£2m).
For the moment, a player who led Poland's goalscoring on route to the last World Cup remains a football outcast – up for sale but with no bidding clubs and McCarthy reluctant to have him back training at Wolves.
The Molineux boss is instead planning a promotion assault with two new strikers – but who they will be is still unknown.
Talks yesterday brought the first signals of Southend softening their resistance to Freddy Eastwood's departure but Wolves will not budge on their valuation of Billy Sharp at Scunthorpe.
They could go back for Kyle Lafferty at Burnley but there is now the prospect of a fourth target – and that may well tie in with speculation concerning Leeds' David Healy.
Wolves will be monitoring talks between Fulham and Reading about former Wolves ace Seol Ki Hyeon. Wolves sold for £1.5m and stand to take 15 per cent of any profit over that.