Wolves take Latvian on trial

Wolves have taken big Latvian international striker Girts Karlsons on trial as boss Mick McCarthy looks to find his elusive goalscorer.

At 6ft 2ins and with a powerful aerial presence, 26-year-old Karlsons is seen as the target man McCarthy wants and can join for no fee as he is a free agent.

Karlsons, who is in the final day of a two-day trial, was 22-goal top scorer in the Latvian top flight in 2006 and has scored 63 goals in 129 games for champions Metalurgs over two spells.

He was linked with Bristol City in the summer and has since had a trial at Southampton.

Agent Jens Steffensen, who is in England representing Norwegian target Erlend Hanstveit, believes Karlsons could be just what Wolves need.

"He's a very good 'box' player, and at 6ft 2ins tall, he's very good in the air," he said.

"Technically, he's very strong and he has everything it takes to be a very good striker in England, especially the Championship."

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