Wolverhampton Wanderers hope that their new �900,000 signing Temuri Ketsbaia can fill the shoes of departed striker Ade Akinbiyi.

Newcastle's Georgian international has put his name to a two-year contract at Molineux, subject to a medical and the granting of a work permit.

Ketsbaia said: "I'm very happy to be signing for Wolves. I can see Wolves have ambition to be in the Premier League. I hope for the fans we can do that this season."

The 32-year-old moved to Newcastle from AEK Athens in the summer of 1997, and soon became a fan favourite.

Wolves boss Colin Lee was delighted to land Ketsbaia following the selling of super-striker Ade Akinbiyi to Leicester for �5m recently.

"Temuri is a great player who will add something different to the squad. He can play and score goals from anywhere."