Wolves Break Club Transfer Record To Sign Steven Fletcher From Burnley

Wolves have signalled their intentions to stay in the Premier League long term, after agreeing to a club record £8 million fee to sign Burnley striker Steven Fletcher.

Fletcher will put pen to paper on a four year contract last night. The deal has broken the previous £6.5 million record fee that Wolves paid Reading for striker Kevin Doyle.

The Scotland International, 23, began his career with Scottish side Hibernian. He made his debut in the 2003-2004 season. He came of age in 2007-08, named the Scottish Football Writers' Young Player of the Year. And that season he picked up his first full international cap against Croatia. He played 189 games for the Scottish side scoring 52 goals.

Fletcher was touted for a move to Real Madrid due to Madrid's scouts watching him after he performed well for Scotland's youth sides. Manchester City and Middlesbrough were also interested in him.

He also publilcy demanded a move to admirers Celtic in January 2009, but Hibs refused to sell him. But it was Burnley who agreed a club record £3 million deal with Hibernian to sign Fletcher. Fletcher scored 8 times in 35 league games.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey is expecting big things from the Scotland man, and said,

"He showed last season with Burnley, a team which were eventually relegated, that not only can he score goals in the Premier League but also achieve a consistent level of performance in his all-round game"

"We believe Steven's abilities and qualities will perfectly complement Kevin, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and the other strikers already at this club and create some fierce competition for places up front next season."