Surman's exit starts Wolves' summer sale

Andrew Surman's £1.2m departure to Norwich is set to kickstart the summer sales at Wolves.

The 23-year-old midfielder sealed a three-year deal at Carrow Road last night as Wolves got their money back on the fee they paid Southampton last summer.

Wolves could still sign one or two more players before the season kicks off Guirane N'Daw, the powerful Senegal holding midfielder, is the other main target on the radar with the club prepared to pay the £1.75m asking price.

But, for now, and with around £17m spent on five signings, the focus has now switched to outgoings as the club looks to balance the books.

And Wolves are looking for others to join £500,000 Chris Iwelumo, who joined Burnley, Surman and released trio George Friend, Daniel Jones and Mark Little through the exit door.

Wayne Hennessey, Greg Halford, Matt Hill, Stefan Maierhofer and Andy Keogh could be on their way.

Chief executive Jez Moxey said: "We've got to work at getting some players out we've got a few out and I'm sure we'll get a few more out. We can only play 25 players."

l Wolves' Molineux pitch has undergone a major facelift as the club prepares for the new season.

About £1m has been invested in the pitches at Molineux and the Compton training ground.

Contractors have now finished their work and nature helped by plenty of artificial irrigation can now take its course.

Construction work, replacing of irrigation, drainage and undersoil heating was completed on schedule last Friday, when the pitch was re-seeded.

By TIM NASH