Wolves shut in on Pereira appointment

Wolves are anticipated to substantiate the appointment of Vitor Pereira as their new head coach later at this time.

The Portuguese will succeed Gary O’Neil, who was sacked within the wake of Saturday’s residence defeat to Ipswich that left Wolves second from backside of the Premier League having gained simply two video games this season.

Wolves and Pereira’s present membership Al Shabab are reported to have agreed on a compensation package deal that may see the 56-year-old take over at Molineux forward of Sunday’s journey to relegation rivals Leicester Metropolis.

We’ve parted firm with head coach Gary O’Neil and his backroom workers.

We thank them for all of their effort and laborious work during the last 16 months.

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— Wolves (@Wolves) December 15, 2024

Pereira has loved a nomadic stint in administration, taking in spells in his homeland in addition to Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, Germany, China and Brazil.

The spotlight of his managerial profession was a two-year spell in command of Porto, main them to back-to-back Primeira Liga titles.

He has additionally gained league titles with Olympiacos and Shanghai SIPG.

Pereira may have a tricky job on his fingers in attempting to push Wolves away from hazard, nevertheless.

The membership can also must do with out star man Matheus Cunha for a time period after he was charged with misconduct by the Soccer Affiliation this morning.

The Brazil ahead, Wolves’ top-scorer with eight Premier League targets this season, was concerned in a fracas after the sport in opposition to Ipswich, tussling with a member of the opposition’s safety workers.