Wolverhampton
Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett has admitted to being among those to have
enquired as to Patrick Bamford's availability.
The 20-year-old Chelsea striker is expected to be on the move in the near
future, with there considerable international experience ahead of him in the
Stamford Bridge pecking order.
Spells at MK Dons and Derby County in the recent past have shown that
Bamford is a goalscorer at Football League level.
His efforts have drawn attention from a number of clubs, with Middlesbrough
understood to be leading the chase.
Wolves have, however, expressed their interest and are waiting to discover
whether there will be any further movement on that particular front.
Jackett said in the Express and Star: “We’ve enquired about him in the past
but I don’t know currently what’s happening with him and where he’s going.
“I don’t know what his options are and where he stands in Chelsea’s pecking
order. At one stage it seemed he was quite high, but is he falling down it
now?
“We’re not necessarily in regular touch with regard to where he’s going
next, if he goes anywhere.”
One man who has made the move from Stamford Bridge to Molineux is midfielder
George Saville, with Jackett delighted to have secured the 21-year-old’s
services on a three-year contract.
He added: “I think Saville can do a bit of everything, but generally he
likes to attack.
“He’s a very good all round midfielder that we’ve done well to get.
“He’s one of those players we could have waited a year or two and he’ll be
worth a lot more and sometimes those players become very difficult to buy.
“There were several other clubs at this level interested in him. But once he
saw Wolves were interested and he came here, and having seen us last year
(while on loan at Brentford), he thought he could fit in.”
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