McCarthy: New Wolves signing Bent will add power to the team
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is confident Marcus Bent will add a physical presence to his side.
Bent could be in Wolves' squad for this weekend's Premier League match at Fulham after making his debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burton on Wednesday.
McCarthy has a number of attacking talent at his disposal for Saturday's trip to Craven Cottage, with Kevin Doyle, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Steven Fletcher all pushing for a starting berth.
"Nobody is a 'shoo-in' anymore are they?" McCarthy told the Express and Star.
"Everyone anticipated it would be Fletcher and Doyle as first choice, but Sylvan scored his couple of goals and has played out of his skin.
"Now we've got Marcus in as well who will give us more competition for places. He will add something.
"He's big, quick and powerful and I remember when he played against us here with Cameron Jerome against Michael Mancienne and Richard Stearman he didn't 'half rough us up'.
"He caused us problems by his presence - all the qualities he has are what defenders don't like playing against.
"He's quick, good in the air, he backs into people and he's got a goal in him. He's only 32 and had a real tough time with his hamstring last year.
"But whenever he's played against any of my teams he's been a real handful."
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