AL-JABER COMPLETES LOAN SPELL

SAUDI ARABIAN striker Sami Al-Jaber has completed his controversial five month spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers and returned home, after failing to make a single starting appearance for the Midlands club in the League.

Al-Jaber made just five appearances for Wolves during his time at the club, four of these as a substitute and one in the League Cup, and the lack of opportunities that he had been given had looked like sparking an international feud last month.

Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia was infuriated by his countryman's treatment, and called for Al-Jaber to be given a fair run in the starting line-up, but the player left Wolves shortly afterwards.

After the club learned that Al-Jaber's father had been taken seriously ill, he was allowed to join United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on loan, and this was to spell the end of his time in England.

Meanwhile, Wolves boss Dave Jones has refused to comment on whether Coventry City's Cedric Roussel was a possible transfer target, although an official at the club has suggested that they are interested in the striker.

Jones will be boosted by the news that Havard Flo has continued along the road to recovery, playing in a private friendly match with Sheffield United. The striker has been sidelined for nine months with knee tendinitis, which required surgery last summer.