Wolves 'AGREE a deal for Vitor Pereira to become their new head coach' after sacking Gary O'Neil at the weekend following Ipswich defeat
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Wolves have agreed a deal for Vitor Pereira to become their new head coach, according to reports. The Premier League strugglers parted ways with Gary O'Neil at the weekend, with the club having suffered a rotten run of form at the start of the campaign to leave them in the bottom three.
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Wolves are currently in 19th, ahead of only Southampton in the league standings, with just two wins, three draws and 11 defeats after 16 outings. Their goal difference of -16 is second only to that of the Saints, who also sacked their manager Russell Martin at the weekend following a 5-0 drubbing by Tottenham.
In Pereira, the Midlands-based outfit have reportedly found a manager with vast experience managing all over the world. The 56-year-old has had stints in his home country of Portugal with Porto and Santa Clara, as well as Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Germany, Turkey and China.
Wolves have reportedly agreed a deal for Vitor Pereira to become their new head coach. Former boss Gary O'Neil was sacked at the weekend following a disappointing defeat by Ipswich. Though he has never worked in England, Pereira has won league titles with European giants FC Porto and Olympiacos.
Pereira, who speaks excellent English, also prefers to work with a back three, which would make him a good fit for this Wolves squad. It is Wolves’ first Portuguese appointment since Bruno Lage replaced Nuno Espírito Santo in 2021. They have had close ties with Portugal in the last decade thanks to strong relations between owners Fosun and super-agent Jorge Mendes, though it is unclear whether Mendes has played a part in this deal.
