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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.