Coca-Cola Divisions: Wolves

Wolves have completed the signing of former Sweden international Joachim Bjorklund.

The central defender has signed a one-year contract with the Molineux club and could be in line for his debut in Sunday's Championship opener at Stoke.

The 33-year-old Bjorklund - most recently with rivals Sunderland - was a free agent and no fee was involved.

Wolves have handed a trial to Metz defender Sylvain Marchal, according to reports in France.

The 24-year-old, who was linked with fellow English Championship side Nottingham Forest, is expected to spend a few days training with Dave Jones's side.

He is the second Metz player to try his luck in England after fellow defender Stephane Morisot had a similar trial with Joe Kinnear's Forest this summer.

Wolves have handed a trial to Austrian international midfielder Gilbert Prilasnig.

The former Cambridge United player will appear for the Black Country club's reserves in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Port Vale on Monday.

The 31-year-old arrives at Molineux after an unsuccessful trial spell last week with Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest, where he appeared in their reserve side against Manchester United's second string.

Prilasnig is looking to land a deal with an English club and he comes to Wolves with UEFA Champions League experience from his time with Austrian club Sturm Graz.

Wolves have agreed a fee with Anderlecht for South Korea striker Ki-Hyeon Seol.

The 25-year-old was at Molineux on Friday undergoing a medical after the Coca-Cola Championship club agreed to pay the transfer fee stipulated in Seol's contract, believed to be £1.1million.

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Wolves chairman Rick Hayward believes he was justified in sacking manager Dave Jones because urgent action was needed to turnaround a disappointing start to the Championship season.

But the Molineux chairman said the players also bore a share of responsibility for the Merseysider's departure.

Unable to prevent relegation out of the Premiership at the end of last season, Jones has paid the price after an expected push for promotion back to the top flight failed to materialise.

Saturday's 1-0 defeat to second-bottom Gillingham, who had been reduced to 10 men prior to Matthew Jarvis scoring the only goal of the game, proved the last straw for Hayward who had seen the club slip to 19th in the table and just four points clear of the relegation zone.

Now assistant manager Stuart Gray has been placed in temporary charge ahead of the Black Country club's clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night.

Wolves midfielder and captain Paul Ince intends staying at Molineux - possibly as manager - when his playing career comes to an end. Ince, whose professional career began as an apprentice with West Ham 20 years ago, also enjoyed spells with Manchester United, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Middlesbrough before arriving in the Black Country on a free transfer in summer 2002.

The 37-year-old, who scored Wanderers' third goal in the 4-2 weekend win over the visiting Hammers, is considering hanging up his boots at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Wolves manager Glenn Hoddle's six-month contract expires at the end of the campaign, with Ince having already been touted as a future Molineux boss prior to the current incumbent's arrival.

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