McCarthy nod for top players
Wolves new owner Steve Morgan has already given Mick McCarthy the go-ahead to lift his sights in the summer transfer market, writes Mark Douglas. Wolves new owner Steve Morgan has already given Mick McCarthy the go-ahead to lift his sights in the summer transfer market, writes Mark Douglas. I understand the pair have already staged their first face-to-face talks before Morgan flew off to watch his boyhood team Liverpool in tonight's Champions League final - and the meeting cleared the way for boss McCarthy to raise the bar in his summer search for reinforcements. Morgan did not put a figure on McCarthy's transfer fund, but his reassurances have paved the way for Wolves to step up their interest in top striker targets Freddie Eastwood and Billy Sharp. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
I understand the pair have already staged their first face-to-face talks before Morgan flew off to watch his boyhood team Liverpool in tonight's Champions League final - and the meeting cleared the way for boss McCarthy to raise the bar in his summer search for reinforcements.
Morgan did not put a figure on McCarthy's transfer fund, but his reassurances have paved the way for Wolves to step up their interest in top striker targets Freddie Eastwood and Billy Sharp.
The Wolves manager will present a definitive list of targets to the board later this week - but Sharp and Eastwood will figure prominently among his most wanted.
Southend forward Eastwood has told friends in the game he is keen on a move to Wolves - and with the Shrimpers in League One he will definitely be leaving the Essex club this summer.
His stock has dipped slightly after he suffered a drop in form at the end of last season, but McCarthy sees real potential in the 23-year-old striker.
McCarthy is also a long-standing admirer of Sharp - who was Andy Keogh's strike partner at Glanford Park last season.
Scunthorpe have slapped a fee of at least £2m on Sharp, but have made it clear they are prepared to let him leave if an offer emerges that is suitable to all parties.
Wolves will face stiff competition from Sheffield Wednesday for the forward, but his friendship with Keogh may give the Molineux men a strong bargaining position.
News that Morgan and McCarthy have already begun putting plans in place for next year is sure to whet Wolves' fans appetites for the forthcoming campaign.