Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is planning to bolster his leaky defence by making bids for Aston Villa’s Curtis Davies and Middlesbrough’s David Wheater.
Wolves have the league’s joint worst defence and their back four frailties were hopelessly exposed by Wigan on Boxing Day.
McCarthy knows that he is under mounting pressure at Molineux and his job could be on the line unless results start to improve.
Curtis Davies, who made his name at Wolves’ midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion, has been on loan at Leicester City this season after falling out of favour at Aston Villa. He has been earning praise for his strong performances with the Foxes and it is thought that McCarthy is preparing a loan move of his own for the player.
Wheater is also believed to be on Wolves’ radar and with his contract expiring in the summer, could be available for a cut-price £2 million.
Any hope that Wolves had of signing Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott are thought to have disappeared. Lescott is on £90,000 a-week at Eastlands and Wolves would be unable to meet the players’ wage demands.
