Wolves are close to the signing of Birmingham defender Roger Johnson for £ 7 million according to Wolverhampton’s Express and Star.
The two West Midland’s sides have agreed a transfer fee for the centre half and he is due at Molineux today for contract talks and a medical. The 28 year old English defender had a £10 million price tag put on his head in May but a lower £7 million has been agreed between the two sides. The former Cardiff and Wycombe player impressed a few clubs last season and Wolves look to be the first side to have made am move in for him. Last season Johnson played in all 38 Premier League games and scored twice but as soon as Birmingham were relegated Premiership sides moved in for him. Johnson would be the joint highest ever transfer for Wolves so would have a big reputation to follow. Wolves last week missed out on the signing of Matt Mills and David Vaughan so will be looking to add their small squad over the next few weeks. Johnson is expected at Molineux today so the signing could be complete as early as the end of the day or tomorrow
In my opinion this would be a great signing for Wolves as cover for Jody Craddock and Christophe Berra who were both injury prone last season. Birmingham have had to reduce their initial evaluation but I think £7 million is a fair price for the cente back. Birmingham are preparing for their first season back in the Championship and a re-building programme after losing Lee Bowyer and Kevin Phillips last week as well. This week could see a lot of transfer activity at both sides as both their sides are thin on the ground coming into pre-season.
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