Wolves' Sylvan Ebanks-Blake sparks off scramble

The club's 10-goal top scorer, who is out of contract at the end of the season, is being hunted by an un-named promotion-chasing Championship club.

It was understood that Ebanks-Blake was prepared to stay at Molineux for the rest of the season and walk away for nothing in the summer.

But with Hull or Leicester believed to be prepared to gamble on paying good money on the double Championship Golden Boot winner now in a bid to secure automatic promotion, it's understood that Wolves are considering cashing in on the 26-year-old striker now before he is entitled to a free transfer. Crystal Palace are also interested.

Wolves are playing a waiting game on several deals after 'frantic Friday' came and went without any transfer activity in or out of Molineux. Manager Dean Saunders revealed that bids have been received for a number of Wolves players.

But apart from Saunders saying winger Bakary Sako wasn't the subject of any interest, the club are drawing a veil of secrecy over their plans for the remaining five days of the transfer window.

Wolves still hope to sign a striker and a left back, with serious interest in Norwich frontman Simeon Jackson and Villa defender Stephen Warnock.

Warnock's destiny looks like coming down to who is prepared to pay the biggest chunk of his £40,000-a-week wages, with Leeds also keen.

But the club are keen to play down the significance of the Thursday afternoon meeting between Saunders, chief executive Jez Moxey and chairman Steve Morgan.

They insist that while the phone lines are "going crazy" with interest in their players and Wolves pursuing incoming deals, nothing is close to being finalised, and won't be until the final days of the window next week.