Wolverhampton Wanderers sign £3m Stephen Hunt from Hull and chase Mana Dembele

21 June 2010 10:15
Stephen Hunt has left Hull City for Wolverhampton Wanderers in a £3million deal.[LNB]Mick McCarthy is also believed to be tracking 21-year-old French striker Mana Dembele, who plays for Ligue 2 side Chateauroux and is also being monitored by Watford.[LNB]Hull rejected a £5m bid for Hunt from Mick McCarthy's side in January, but the Republic of Ireland midfielder later revealed he struck an agreement with chairman Adam Pearson that he would be allowed to leave if the club failed to stay in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB] Good in gold: Hunt has completed his move to Wolves[LNB]Hunt will have to wait to make his Molineux debut, but he is hoping to recover as soon as possible from a foot injury that prematurely ended his season in East Yorkshire.[LNB]'I think if it's late October I might hang my boots up and be retired by then!' he joked. 'I know that's the current timespan and I'll be following the instructions of the physios but hopefully it might be a little bit sooner than that.[LNB]'But it's important that it's all done right and so when I come back it's ready and fine for the rest of the season.[LNB]'I was really enjoying my football (at Hull) and would like to wish them all the best but this is a fresh challenge and I'm really looking forward to it.[LNB]'I scored a few goals there and had a good tally of six up until February. Hopefully I can do something similar again.[LNB]'All I can do is go out and do my best every week and set up and score goals.'[LNB]New arrival: Wolves have already signed Jelle van Damme[LNB] [LNB]Hull's financial troubles following their relegation mean they must slash their wage bill in preparation for football in the npower Championship.[LNB]Hunt's contract at the KC Stadium was due to run until 2013 - but Wolves have seen off interest from Premier League newcomers Newcastle and West Bromwich Albion to sign the 28-year-old.[LNB]He is Wolves' fifth signing of the summer, following Steven Mouyokolo, Jelle van Damme, Steven Fletcher and Adlene Guedioura in sealing moves to the Molineux club as McCarthy bids to build on 15th place they achieved on their return to the top flight.[LNB]Wolves midfielder Andrew Surman, 23, is due to leave Molineux for Sheffield United for £1.2million this week. [LNB] Hunt set for Wolves as Hull accept £3m bid for Irish midfielderWolves tie up four-year deal to bring in Hull defender MouyokoloBlackpool boss Holloway mulling over reunion with Wolves' Ebanks-BlakeWolves' Premier League fixtures 2010-11WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC

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