Wolves remain in the hunt for Derby midfielder David Jones - but any talk of a deal being done is premature.
Derby are hopeful of selling the former Manchester United reserve this week as boss Paul Jewell looks to clear the decks.
The Rams are looking to recoup the £1.1m they paid for the 23-year-old in January 2007.
And the path appears to be clear for Wolves to sign the former England under-21 international, who is a former Old Trafford reserves team-mate of striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Preston, the other club linked with Jones - and where he played 24 games on loan in 2005-06 - are short of cash and their priorities lie elsewhere, with a centre-half and left-winger top of their list.
Left-footed Jones is a creative midfielder, offering something Wolves have been accused of lacking.
A report yesterday which said a deal had been completed for Jones to come to Wolves is wide of the mark.
The same story had Wolves signing Leicester’s former Derby striker Steve Howard, but this, too, is premature.
Boss Mick McCarthy has been linked before with the former Luton target man, but sources in the east Midlands say no deals will be done until manager Ian Holloway’s future is resolved following their relegation to League One.
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