Wolves closing in on striker Sigurdarson

Stale Solbakken was today on the brink of finally completing his first Wolves signing after Lillestrom confirmed they have accepted a bid for £2.4m-rated striker Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson.

Agreement on personal terms should be a formality for the 21-year-old Iceland international, pending a medical, with reports in Norway saying he will sign a four-year deal.

Breakthrough arrived after the weekend when the deal appeared to be in danger of stalling over Lillestrom's demands to keep the player for another three league games, one of which is against second-bottom Fredrikstad.

And they appear to have been granted their wish – at a cost to their insurance, covering Wolves if Sigurdarson is injured in the meantime, according to some sources.

Lillestrom are third bottom, the relegation play-off place, and they want the 6ft 1in frontman to boost their survival bid in the second half of the campaign, which restarts on June 30.

Sigurdarson, who has been heavily scouted by Premier League clubs including Everton, is set to become a Wolves player on July 13, when he is due to play his last game against Tromso.

Lillestrom sports director Torgeir Bjarmann said: "We have received a bid from Wolverhampton for Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson. After some dialogue at the weekend, we have accepted the offer.

"It's now up to Bjorn to agree personal terms with Wolves and pass the medical."

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