Wolves set to unveil Johnson

12 July 2011 19:44
Wolves will on Wednesday unveil Birmingham central Roger Johnson as their third signing of the summer in a near-£7million deal.[LNB] Wolves are staging a press conference at their Compton training ground to announce the signing of the former Cardiff player after he agreed personal terms and passed a medical.[LNB]All that remains is for Johnson to formally put pen to paper on a four-year contract ahead of facing the media.[LNB]Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has been tracking Johnson since the end of season when Birmingham's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed.[LNB]Johnson moved from Cardiff to St. Andrew's during the summer of 2009 in a £5million deal and formed an effective partnership with Scott Dann during his two years at Birmingham .[LNB]McCarthy will hope Johnson can help to shore up a defence which was guilty of leaking too many soft goals last season.[LNB]The deal will take the Wolves boss' spending to £12million this summer, with midfielder Jamie O'Hara having moved from Tottenham in a £5million deal.[LNB]Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries moved to Molineux from Swansea on a Bosman transfer.

Source: Team_Talk