Transfer Deadline Deals
By: Matt | September 2nd, 2008
A brief summary of Wolves transfer deadline deals. With Elokobi and Craddock out for some time, McCarthy decided to bring in three defenders to help boost the defensive capabilities of the squad (as all the fees were undisclosed, the figures below are just approximate):
IN
Matt Hill (Preston) £500k (3 year deal)
Jason Shackell (Norwich City) £600k (4 year deal)
George Friend (Exeter City) £300k (2 year deal, with a 1 year option)
Out
Stephen Elliott £300k
If all of Wolves summer transfer dealings are considered, we’ve also brought in:
Richard Stearman, Sam Vokes, Chris Iwelumo, and David Jones.
Out of the door went: Gary Breen, Keith Lowe, Kevin O’Connor, Charlie Mulgrew, Freddy Eastwood, Seyi George Olofinjana, Jay Bothroyd, and Rob Edwards.
I’m still trying to analyse all of the figures in more detail, but I reckon, taking in the summer overall we have made a profit on transfer fees of around £100,000, or at the very least broke even. Considering we now have a far more valuable, talented, and younger squad in comparison to the end of last season, that is some incredible work by Mick McCarthy and Jez Moxey.
Jez Moxey was interviews on Radio WM last night and summarised the day briefly. Said he was very pleased with the business done not just today but over the summer. All of the deadline day signings were left sided defenders, and area in which we are struggling and helps balance of team, McCarthy is delighted. He went on to say that we needed two left-backs due to Elokobi’s injury, as we were already short of cover beforehand. He also wish Stephen Elliot good luck at Preston and said he has been a good professional. When asked about the current news of Elokobi’s injury, he said there is no more news, the surgeon has seen George and says he needs two more weeks inactivity for injury to settle down before he can look at it again, but he will almost certainly need an operation. Jez concluded by responding to a question about the transfer dealine day in general that “the Berbatov and Robinho sagas don’t reflect well on our industry.”
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