‘Excited’ Doyle plays down record fee

WOLVES record signing Kevin Doyle cannot wait to pull on a gold shirt for the first time in Friday’s pre-season friendly against Perth Glory.

Doyle joined the Black Country club from Reading late last month for a fee reported to be in the region of £6.75 million (€7.8m) – a figure he admits brings with it additional pressure.

But the Republic of Ireland international was quick to play down the size of the deal when compared to the money-spinning transfers involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, both of whom have joined Real Madrid.