Wolves confirm appointment of Vitor Pereira as their new head coach as Portuguese boss takes charge of first training session at Molineux
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Vitor Pereira took training for the first time as Wolves boss on Thursday after agreeing an 18-month deal to take charge of the Premier League strugglers. The Portuguese coach has signed a contract at Molineux until the end of next season. Wolves moved for Pereira, a client of influential agent Jorge Mendes, soon after they sacked Gary O’Neil on December 15.
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Wolves will invest in the January transfer window with central defence a priority, yet it will still be a tall order for Pereira to keep them up. They have nine points from 16 games and after Sunday’s trip to Leicester, who are also fighting relegation, Wolves’ next six league fixtures are against Manchester United, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal.
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They may also be without star attacker Matheus Cunha for a significant period. The Brazilian was charged by the FA for an altercation with an Ipswich member of staff after Wolves lost 2-1 to Kieran McKenna’s side in O’Neil’s final game. Cunha had until Thursday to answer the charge.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said: ‘This is a challenging moment for the club, and we want to thank Vitor for taking on this responsibility. 'We have full confidence in his ability to guide us back on track, alongside the players and staff, and the entire club will be united in supporting him to achieve success.’.
