“I want to put the record straight because people are thinking Wolves were under an obligation to sign me. They weren’t.
“The deal was simple. I was loaned from Bournemouth until the end of the season and Wolves had an option to sign me for £10m in the summer. If they didn’t want to, they could say, ‘No thanks’.
“I had done well, scored six goals in seven starts and Wolves went ahead with it. They made me believe I was part of their plans.
“I did the medical, signed the contract and thought, ‘Great, I’m happy’. Then, four days later, my agent told me, ‘The manager wants to bring in a few strikers and isn’t going to play you’.
“I asked, ‘What if I’m the best player in pre-season, every single training session, every single friendly I play?’ He replied, ‘You’ll still not be in his plans’. It was disrespectful. I’ve got a baby daughter and a heavily pregnant wife. The last thing we needed was to be messed about.
“It also caused embarrassment. Everywhere I went, football fans would ask about it and I’ve had to justify myself to not look stupid.”