Newly-promoted Wolves have broken their transfer record to sign Reading striker Kevin Doyle for £6.5million.

Doyle's transfer fee is more double than Wolves' joint-record fees of £3m for Kenny Miller and Ade Akinbiyi.

He will be Mick McCarthy's biggest transfer so far after the signings of Nenad Milijas and Marcus Hahnemann.

The Republic of Ireland international is expected to form a formiable strike force with Sylvan EbanksBlake.

Doyle, who signed for the Royals from Cork for a nominal fee in 2005, scored 55 goals in 163 games for the Berkshire club.

The Irishman revealed he had been impressed by the swiftness of Wolves' approach.

"Wolves were the first club that actually came in and settled things with Reading and so they were the first club I spoke to," Doyle told his new club's official website, www.wolves.co.uk. "I was expecting a long summer but Wolves were in straight away.

"It was nice to see how keen they were and when I came in and met the manager I just got on really well with him. I had a good easy conversation with him and it felt right."

Doyle added: "I spoke to the manager and chief executive over a week ago and came to the training ground to see everything.

"I've been making my mind up over the last couple of weeks and am just really pleased the decision has been made.

"The facilities here are top class and it's great to be going back into the Premier League again.

"I'm sad to be leaving Reading because I had some great years there but I'm going with their blessing as well which is nice. This is a fresh start."