Wolves agree £7m fee for Roger Johnson

11 July 2011 11:18
Roger that! Wolves have agreed a ?7m fee for Roger Johnson[LNB]Wolves are set to sign Birmingham City defender Roger Johnson in a ?7million deal.[LNB]Sportsmail revealed the move was on the cards last month and after lengthy negotiations the two clubs have now settled on a fee.[LNB]Johnson is in talks at Molineux and if it goes through the deal will equal the club record set last summer when striker Steven Fletcher joined from Burnley.[LNB]Tottenham and Blackburn have also been linked with the 28-year-old former Cardiff and Wycombe centre back but Wolves boss Mick McCarthy looks set to get his man.[LNB]Wolves conceded 66 league goals last season and only survived relegation on the last day - making defensive reinforcements a priority for McCarthy.[LNB]Wolves upped their interest after missing out on Matt Mills, who moved to Leicester in a ?4m deal.[LNB]Birmingham had been holding out for ?10m for Johnson but a compromise has been reached for the man who cost ?5m from Cardiff two years ago.[LNB] Club record: The fee matches that paid for Steven Fletcher[LNB]Johnson formed an impressive central defensive pairing at St Andrew's with Scott Dann - who is also set to leave the relegated club.[LNB]Johnson will become Wolves' third the signing of the summer after goalkeeper Dorus de Vries and midfielder Jamie O'Hara arrived from Swansea and Tottenham respectively.[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEWolves ready to test Birmingham's resolve with ?7m move for Roger JohnsonAll the latest Wolves news, features and opinion[LNB]

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