Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has become embroiled in a row with Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock over an alleged £1.5m bid for Victor Moses and Nathaniel Clyne.

Moses joined Wigan for £2.5m last week, when Wolves had a bid believed to be £500,000 rising to £700,000 for Clyne accepted by Palace’s administrator Brendan Guilfoyle.

Warnock claimed Wolves lodged a “laughable” joint bid for the pair, which Moxey insisted was untrue.

The Palace boss said: “Nathaniel Clyne was given permission to talk to Wolves after they had agreed a £700,000 fee.

“I told the administrator the figure was a third of what Nathaniel is worth, although I can’t blame Jez Moxey for offering such laughable figure.

“At least it was more realistic than the £1.5m he offered for Victor and Nathaniel.”

But Moxey hit back, saying: “Neil Warnock’s claims that we made a bid for both Victor Moses and Nathaniel Clyne are untrue.

“We were being encouraged by Brendan Guilfoyle, the Crystal Palace administrator, to make a bid for Moses but he wasn’t really a player Mick wanted to sign. No offer was submitted.

“Crystal Palace were desperate for any kind of help they could get, so much so that prior to the first FA Cup tie, they asked us if we could remit their share of the gate money immediately rather than the statutory 14 days, and we agreed to do that.

“So for Neil Warnock to make inaccurate claims is disappointing.

“We did make an offer for Nathaniel Clyne but it was more of a speculative bid. We like young players and thought he was one for the future.

“But we’re inundated with right-backs at the moment, so it wasn’t high on the agenda.”