Jermaine Pennant rejected two bids to join Wolves
Jermaine Pennant today revealed he rejected Leeds and Nottingham Forest to sign on loan for Wolves – as he admitted the deal could become permanent.
The 29-year-old Stoke winger, who is out of contract next summer, has joined Wolves for an initial three months to cover for injured trio Razak Boukari, Slawomir Peszko and Stephen Hunt.
But the former Liverpool and Birmingham wideman chose Molineux ahead of Leeds – one of his former loan teams – and home-town club Forest.
“I was surprised and I was shocked to get the news I was available for a loan move,” said Nottingham-born Pennant, whose career began at Notts County.
“Leeds and Nottingham Forest were options, but Wolves is closer to home, they’re doing great and they’re a massive club.”
Comments for: "Jermaine Pennant rejected two bids to join Wolves"
Blake
Who the hell picks Wolves over great clubs Like Leeds & forest where he would at this point also be fully guaranteed week in/out games & high media attention.
Massive club wolves, what a funny boy! Leeds & forest crap all over wolves stature!
Telford Wolf
Haha! You mean that same Wolverhampton Wanderers who are one of the founding teams of the English Football League?
Leeds & Forest are good teams, but at the moment, not a scratch on Wolves.
UTW
maclufc
The Wolves is closer to home comment just about sums this move up. The Wolves is a big club comment was merely an afterthought..
perksy_lufc
Telford wolf... I think you really are clueless bareing in mind we've already done you over this season, we'll see ont last day of the seaon where you lot are haha wolves lmao MOT
jiggy
As a neutral I can understand him choosing Wolves over Forest, but a very strange decision not to pick Leeds....
Sam
So did they cut the part out where he mentioned Leeds and Forest or what lol?
Boris the Wolf
Anyone claiming that Forest is a bigger club than Wolves is having trouble seeing the wood for the trees.
Solent Wolves
Blake is obviously well eductaed in football matters lol. A pint of whatever you are drinking please!
Ade
Pennant has underachieved and lacked ambition all his career. A perennial underachiever. He would not be welcome at leeds
Mot
Pennant a perennial underachiever. Not welcome back at Leeds.
Lawrie Gregson
Us Leeds fans had Pennant in our side a few years ago so we know what he is capable of!! don't need him now, we have Diouf fantastic experenced player.
Good luck to Wolves hope they get the best out of Jermaine I know he can only better
Jezebel
Telford Wolf, My hat is taken off to you for your wonderful memory that WW were founder members of the football league but does that make them a great team, I think not unless you are seriously deluded, aren't Notts County one of them as well? Oh yes they are world beaters as well as Wanderers then? Ahhhh Preston won the FA cup as well once........
These are the days
And we won the Sherpa Van Trophy in '88...
Seriously, Forest, Wolves and Leeds are all massive clubs from a historic prespective.
Look at the current situation. Leeds in takeover Limbo - Forest haven't had anything to shout about for years in terms of any of success. Wolves are a solid club, financially solid, in a great league position and have tasted the current Premier League.
For me...(gold and black blood aside) if all clubs were offering the same deal - Wolves would have to be the current choice if a longterm option was available over the current Leeds and Forest teams and businesses.