Darlington target and former England star Paul Gascoigne is training with Premiership club Wolves.

The 36-year-old is on the verge of making a return to the game and arrived at Molineux yesterday to train with the club, as he bids to build up his fitness.

Quakers and a number of clubs, including Dubai-based outfit Al Jazira, have registered an interest in the former Lazio and Rangers midfielder.

After speaking to close friend, ex-England and Middlesborugh teammate and Wolves skipper Paul Ince, Gascoigne has been allowed to use the facilities at the West Midlands club before making a decision on his future.

Wolves boss Dave Jones refused to rule out the possibility of Gazza making a Premiership comeback.

"I spoke to Paul Ince and he had a word with Dave Jones to see if I could come along to training and get my fitness up," said Gascoigne.

"I have been in the gym and out running on the roads and I just needed the ball really.

"It's just a case of getting back to playing football and I have to thank Dave for inviting me along to Molineux.

"I've been training with the guys. They're a great bunch and made me feel very welcome early on. I'm just enjoying the training and enjoying my football again. We'll see what happens."

While Gascoigne would no doubt welcome a return to the Premiership with Wolves, it remains to be seen whether Jones can afford to offer the player a top-flight lifeline with his side currently bottom of the table.

"I thought I was finished, but if I can train really hard with the fitness coach and get my fitness up, I can take it from there," said Gascoigne.

"But I'm not pinning my hopes on anything, I'm just enjoying the kickabout with the lads, because to me, that's all it is."

"There's been talk of Dubai but nothing has come off yet."

Jones said: ''We are trying to help him. He's been doing training and running with us and the arrangement is open-ended - he stays as long as he wants to.

''If he turns out to be what we know Paul can be then you never say never.

''At the moment let's just give Paul a bit of time and space and the chance to get himself fit.''

A spokesman for Al Jazira claimed this week that Gascoigne was close to signing for them but Quakers chairman George Reynolds has not given hope of bringing the Gateshead-born star back to the North-East.

Quakers boss Mick Tait heads for Yeovil today with no new faces in his squad, and during the biggest challenge yet in his managerial career Tait last night vowed to pull the club out of the recent slide.

In tomorrow's Third Division clash with Yeovil, Darlington will be aiming to avoid a fourth straight defeat.

Having spent September unbeaten in the League - which saw Tait come within a whisker of earning the Third Division Manager of the Month award for his efforts - Quakers have lost both their League games this month and were knocked out of the LDV Vans Trophy by Hull City's second string this week.

However, Tait, who welcomes back Gary Pearson and Danny Mellanby from suspension at Huish Park tomorrow, remains in defiant mood.

"We've just got to keep scrapping away and hopefully get through it," said Tait.

"We're all disappointed with the way results have gone lately, especially after doing so well in September.

"What we have to do is work hard and make sure we don't concede daft goals like we have been.

"If we continue to do that then we're never going to win matches.

"We've conceded too many goals from set-pieces and that is one problem which has cost us quite a lot lately."

Quakers' last trip to Huish Park came in 1989, when goals from David Cork and Archie Stephens sealed a 2-0 win for Brian Little's men, who went on to claim the Conference championship and a swift return to the Football League.

Mellanby could earn a starting place alongside Matt Clarke in attack in the absence of last season's top scorer, Barry Conlon, who has been ruled out until December with damaged ankle ligaments.

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