Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs has explained the arrival of Dan Bentley.

The goalkeeper, 29, has been snapped up from Bristol City.

Hobbs told the club's website: “Dan is a vastly experienced goalkeeper from the Championship and was Bristol City's captain, so is another big personality, a leader coming into the group. He's at a good age of 29 – a goalkeeper's prime for the next few years – so it made sense from all angles, especially for a nominal fee.

“This move also enables Matija to hopefully play week in, week out, which at his age is important. He has high potential, but hasn't played a lot of games, with his two previous loans being cut short due to injury.

“If you look at the role John Ruddy played at this football club, I think the fact Dan is a similar sort of personality will be really important for the club.

“The captaincy at Bristol City is important because they play with a lot of young players, so the leader has to be strong and brave. You can never have enough leaders in the squad. There are plenty of positives to this from a whole football perspective, so it's one we're happy to get over the line."