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Wolves CEO Jez Moxey has confirmed the club tried to bring Robbie Keane to the club on loan - on top of the substantial offers made for Adam Johnson and Stephen Hunt.

The transfer window closed yesterday with Wolves unable to add to the two additions of Geoffrey Bia Mujangi and Adlene Guedioura, despite efforts which saw the club try to break their transfer record.

Wolves CEO Jez Moxey has revealed the club's frustrations at being unable to add a "marquee signing" to their January transfer business.

While delighted with the acquisitions of Geoffrey Mujangi-Bia and Adlene Guedioura, and confident at the squad at Mick McCarthy's disposal in terms of securing Barclays Premier League survival, Jez has revealed the club also pursued a host of targets experienced in life in the top flight.

Wolves were willing to fork out substantial transfer fees and salaries for various players, including:

·Lodging a bid with Middlesbrough for Adam Johnson even before the transfer window had opened and ultimately going as high as a club record fee.

·Trying to bring former star Robbie Keane back on loan until the end of the season.

·Bidding for Stephen Hunt beyond what would normally be considered the valuation on the winger.

None of the bids for the high-profile trio came to fruition, but the CEO said the board and management have rejected the idea of purchasing other Championship and foreign players because they wouldn't have improved the squad.

"We remain delighted with the signings of Adlene and Geoffrey who have already shown in training that they will add quality to the squad," said Jez.

"That apart, it has been a very frustrating month to say the least, as I think all the fans can see.

"I think in total there has been £30million spent by all clubs during the window which is the lowest it has been for eight seasons.

"There hasn't been that much movement partly because clubs don't want to sell players and partly because others don't want to spend.

"We're pleased with the two we've got but very frustrated we weren't able to land one of the more marquee-type players we were after."

That long list includes the three which Jez has decided to speak about given the extensive publicity surrounding their respective situations.

"There are three players which I'm going to mention by name because they have been so much in the public domain," he added.

"There are a whole host of other players who we have considered and bid for but for one reason or another didn't happen.

"The two players we were primarily after were Adam Johnson, who of course has gone to Manchester City, and Stephen Hunt, who has stayed at Hull City.

"Mick's always been interested in strengthening the wing position which is why we brought Geoffrey in, because we knew going for an Adam Johnson or a Stephen Hunt was going to be tough.

"I know Hull's Executive Chairman Adam Pearson well, and when he first went back in to Hull he actively encouraged us to bid for players.

"He said they had to sell some players because they were in financial difficulty and he'd been brought in to clear up the mess.

"He mentioned two or three players by name - admittedly Stephen Hunt was not one of them - but because they needed to sell we started making bids for Stephen and testing the water.

"We don't reveal precise figures but we did get up to a figure which we thought was significantly more than his true value.

"Obviously you don't blame Hull for not selling but it has also surprised us that they weren't tempted by the offer.

"They have taken the decision not to sell anyone in the hope they can stay in the Premier League and solve their financial problems that way.

"Mick really wanted Stephen and so the chairman and the board were willing to make such a big offer for him."

Jez continued: "Adam Johnson was a different case.

"We always thought it would be a longshot.

"He had six months left on his contract but would still have required compensation for his services in the summer because he's still under 24.

"We broke our transfer record in terms of the bid that we made to try and secure Adam because we felt if we could persuade him to come to Molineux he might have ten years with us.

"There was chat that Manchester United might have got involved and we knew of Manchester City's interest having spoken to them.

"When push comes to shove it's understandable a young player would be turned on by a club like Manchester City.

"If he does well there the world is his oyster so we're disappointed but not surprised.

"We did everything we could to try and persuade the club to part with those players and I actually believe we offered more than Manchester City have actually paid for Adam."

Keane meanwhile, who burst to prominence at Molineux at the end of the last decade, attracted interest from a host of Premier League clubs before opting to join Celtic.

"The fans should also know that we did try and entice Robbie Keane to come back on loan to Molineux for the remainder of the season," added Jez.

"We've been thwarted not because Robbie didn't want to come or because Tottenham didn't want to do business.

"It would have been expensive but we think we could have given Tottenham an offer which they would have been happy with.

"In the end, being a Celtic fan, the pull of Parkhead was just too much so good luck to Robbie."

While admitting it wouldn't have been right to add players to the ranks who wouldn't have sufficiently strengthened the squad, Jez remains confident that the players now at Mick's disposal will be able to ensure the club's survival.

"We've been inundated with offers from agents and clubs asking if we'd be interested in this player or that player," he added.

"What Mick was not prepared to do - supported by us - was to take players that wouldn't have improved the squad.

"The fans may think there was somebody that could have helped us in regards the positions that needed filling but there was nobody that Mick felt was right for us to go for.

"There were a number of Championship players or foreign players who we could have taken but felt it was better to buy wisely rather than just for the sake of it.

"Mick is happy with the squad we have got and we are involved in process of evolution in terms of building a team to compete at this level.

"We wanted to add some experience but it just hasn't been possible.

"We will always try and carry on improving the squad - the chairman is totally committed to bringing in the right type of players and is prepared for us to pay the sort of money necessary.

"But what we're not going to do is go completely crazy and say pay out £10m for Stephen Hunt.

"We hope that the players we have got will continue to perform well and get better as they more experienced and do enough to keep us in the division - we are confident that they can."