The Wolves manager was interested in signing Rickie Lambert when in charge of Aston Villa.
Wolves’ results under Paul Lambert can best be described as ‘mixed’. However, while the defence remains fragile, conceding three against a Norwich City side deprived of star striker Nelson Oliveira, it is the goal-scoring department where Wolves’ worries lie.
After all, Ivan Cavaleiro, Joe Mason, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Bright Enobakhare and Nouha Dicko have netted just nine times between them all season.
Therefore, Lambert could be forgiven for making a mental note after hearing that Cardiff City are ready to let namesake and lower league veteran Rickie leave in January, according to the Daily Record.
The 34-year-old former England international hardly appears an obvious answer to Wolves’ goal-scoring woes, having found the back of the net just four times for the Bluebirds all season. However Paul Lambert is a long-time admirer of his namesake and therefore should know his strengths and weaknesses inside out.
The Guardian reported that Paul Lambert’s former side Aston Villa were desperate to sign the then-Liverpool striker in the January 2015 transfer window, bidding £5 million on deadline day only for the striker to reject their advances, desperate as he was to make a success out of a doomed move to his boyhood club.
Two years on, however, the timing could no’t be better for Paul Lambert to renew his interest. Flanked by the dynamic Helder Costa and the energetic Andi Weimann, the veteran striker could thrive with a team, and a manager, attempting to coax the best out of his renowned poacher’s instincts.
And, although he has managed just seven league goals since 2014, a prolific lower league record means he could add vital nous to a side lacking in experience.
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