Wolves soon to sign Leigh Griffiths

Wolves will complete the £150,000 signing of Dundee striker Leigh Griffiths tomorrow.

The 20-year-old will sign a two-and-a-half-year contract to become manager Mick McCarthy's second capture of the January window, after last week's £500,000 capture of Adam Hammill from Barnsley.

Seen as one for the future, the club wanted to have a longer look at the slightly-built forward after concerns over the player's medical.

And Griffiths, who had a trial at Albion under Tony Mowbray, has been training with Wolves for the last 10 days after a fee was agreed with Dundee's administrator.

McCarthy said: "We've had a look at Leigh in training and he's certainly a good finisher.

"It's clearly a big step from the Scottish First Division to the Premier League, but Leigh has a good goalscoring record up there and has plenty of potential.

"We have been successful with signing young players who have gone on to develop and make an impact and Leigh has a chance to fall into that bracket.

"We are very pleased to have added him to the squad."

Griffiths today admitted he is "absolutely delighted" the move is going through.

He said: "It's not every day you join a Premier League club and I'm buzzing.

"The manager said to me when I came in that he was going to look at me and see how I did and I'm just pleased to have done enough. I know I'm not walking straight into the team here.

"I've got to bulk myself up and work hard on the training field and then if I get my chance I must grab it with both hands."

Fans will have to wait to see Griffiths in action, however, as he starts a two-match ban carried forward from his time in Scotland.

But the former Livingston hitman has a record to suggest he could be a hit at Molineux.

Griffiths has scored 10 goals in 20 games for the Scottish First Division outfit this season and a total of 29 in 56 appearances for Dundee, with a career record of 53 goals in 108 in league and cup outings.