Bjorn Arrives At Molineux

After seeing out his duty at Lillestrom, Bjorn Sigurdarson has completed his move to Molineux.

The £2.4m deal was agreed in June, but the club had 3 league games they wanted him to fulfill before leaving, and the deal has now finally been completed. Sigurdarson has signed a 4 year contract after passing a medical yesterday.

Police Exercise At Molineux

Sniffer dogs from West Midlands Police have been in specialist stadium training ahead of the Olympic Games and Molineux has been used for a training exercise.

Honey, along with 3 other specialist explosives sniffer dogs, has been training at Molineux as the Police warm them up for the real thing at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

Hammill Wants To Impress

Adam Hammill has announced that he's returned to Wolves with a point to prove, as he looks to impress the new boss during pre-season.

After limited first team opportunities last season, he spent the back end of the season on loan at Middlesbrough and now he's hoping to prove he's got what it takes to be part of the new regime and show the form he did when he played in the Championship with Barnsley.

The End Of The Road?

Jody Craddock's Wolves career looks like it has come to an end, as he will not be travelling with the squad to Ireland.  However, the club have confirmed that a decision on the centre back hasn't been made yet.

Talks with Jez Moxey will take place over the next few days, as the club discuss the option of offering Craddock, the longest serving player in the squad, a new year contract. This would see him enter his 10th year at Molineux, which means he would then qualify for a testimonial game.

Milijas Another Set For Future Talks

Ståle Solbakken plans to hold talks with Nenad Milijas over the midfielder's future, while admitting good players will leave Molineux this summer.

It's been suggested that Milijas, in the final season of his contract, could be set for a key role at Wolves this season, amid reports that Solbakken tried to sign the centre mid at Cologne. However, the manager has said those rumours are incorrect.

The Road To Recovery

Wayne Hennessey is making good progress from the cruciate ligament injury picked up back in April and he remains on course to return before the end of the year.

The keeper has been working on his rehab after an intensive summer of treatment, but won't be rushed back given the seriousness of the injury. A return date around October/November remains likely if all goes well.

Boss To Be Hands-On

Ståle Solbakken has revealed he will be a hands-on manager when it comes to life on the training ground, but also wants his staff to take responsibility.

Solbakken has brought in Johan Lange as first team coach to work with him at Molineux, with the remainder of the backroom staff remaining the same.

Captain Decision Delayed

Ståle Solbakken has delayed his decision on who his captain will be, after last season’s fall out with Lukas Podolski.

Solbakken’s shock move to remove the armband from Podolski proved to be very controversial in Cologne, where the striker was idolised.

Kightly's Future Questioned

Ståle Solbakken has admitted that he is considering the future of Michael Kightly, as he goes about shaping his squad for the new season.

Kightly is one of a selection of players who are out of contract at the end of the season. The others being Ronald Zubar, Adlene Guedioura, Nenad Milijas, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Christophe Berra and Stephen Hunt.

Boss Spoken To Fletch & Jarvo

Having sitting down and speaking to both Steven Fletcher and Matt Jarvis about their futures, Ståle Solbakken will be speaking to every member of the squad on a one-to-one basis as he continues to hone his plans for the new season.

It's well documented that Fletcher and Jarvis are being targeted by Premier League clubs, given their form in the top flight, but Solbakken has repeated that they remain under contract unless an offer comes in which is accepted.

De Vries: "Let's Kick On"

Dorus De Vries believes Wolves will kick off pre-season with a desire to look forwards rather than back ahead of the return to the Championship.

The keeper is confident the team will be able to avoid any lingering negativity, following last season's relegation, by quickly getting to work with a positive outlook.

Jarvo To Discuss Wolves Future

Matt Jarvis will hold talks with Ståle Solbakken about his future this next week.

There is plenty of Premier League interest in him, although the club say they haven't had any bids for him yet.

Jarvis is keen to establish what the club is planning to do he and wanted to see Solbakken before the manager flew back to Norway on thursday.

Nat Bags Posh Move

Peterborough United have completed the signing of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on a 3 year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The winger will fly out to Portugal at the beginning of next week to train with his new team mates.

After coming through the Wolves academy, he made 3 appearances for the first team, all in League Cup ties, before spending the 2010/11 season on loan at Peterborough. He made 5 starts for them, but the rest of his playing time as coming on as a substitute in a further 28 league and cup games. He scored 5 goals while at London Road.

Hemmings Signs For Walsall

Walsall have announced the signing of former Wolves man, Ashley Hemmings, on a 2 year deal.

After signing for Wolves at the age of 9, Hemmings came through the youth system and made 3 first team appearances before being released at the end of last season.

Hemmings had loan spells away from Molineux at Cheltenham, Torquay and Plymouth as well as representing England at U17 level in 2007.

Solbakken: The Team Is More Important Than Individuals

Ståle Solbakken insists his team will be more important than the role of any individual if they are to enjoy a successful return to the Championship.

The boss will be spending time with players this week as they report back for fitness testing, having met them briefly at the end of last season, and he ensures that the team mentality is strong in terms of providing a solid and organised base ahead of the tough test in the Championship.

Johnson Offered Another Chance

Ståle Solbakken has offered Roger Johnson a Wolves lifeline, by giving him the chance to prove himself.

Johnson has looked set to leave, following a terrible debut season which saw him disciplined for turning up to train hungover, which led to being dropped by Terry Connor.

New Sponsorship Deal Agreed

Wolves have announced that award winning online home search company What House have become an official partner of the club.

The 6 figure deal will see the company's logo on the back shoulders of all home and away first team shirts. As with the last time Wolves were in the Championship, the name will only be carried on the back of shirts worn by the players and not the replica kit sold to supporters.

What House will also have advertising around Molineux, presence on matchday media boards, a search function on the club's website, corporate sponsorship packages and joint marketing to supporters and corporate customers.

Forest To Raid The Pack

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cotterill will consider making a bid of around £1m for a double raid on Wolves, once the Kuwaiti takeover of the club is completed.

Cotterill is is hopeful of getting the green light to begin rebuilding his squad in the near future, as the Al-Hasawi family edge closer to securing a deal to buy the Championship club, and he will begin his recruitment campaign by trying to sign Adlene Guedioura and George Elokobi.

Solbakken Unfazed

Ståle Solbakken remains unfazed by speculation surrounding his players, as he gears up to kicking off preparations for his first season at Molineux.

Some of the squad will return for fitness testing this week, ahead of the start of pre-season, with speculation continuing to follow some of the star names within the pack.

However, the boss says that it's normal for any football club, whatever their level, and will deal with any further comings and goings as and when they materialise.

Welcome to Wolverhampton, Ståle!

Ståle Solbakken officially started his new job as Wolves manager yesterday and admitted that he's got no problem with the high expectations of fans. He believes the club have reason to be optimistic ahead of the new season, but remains aware of the tough challenge facing himself, his squad and the staff as they return to the Championship after 3 successive seasons in the Premier League.

The new boss said, "I can't promise anything, but I know expectations are high for the team to do well. As a coach, you expect fans to have expectations and you would rather that than not.