Wolves have acted rapidly to discover a alternative for Gary O’Neil after reportedly agreeing a deal for his or her new supervisor.
The Englishman was sacked the day after his facet misplaced 2-1 to Ipswich City at Molineux on the weekend, leaving them nineteenth within the Premier League desk.
The Midlands outfit have received simply twice within the prime flight this season, having earned 9 factors from 16 video games, which leaves them in a battle to keep away from relegation to the Championship.
Wolves have determined that Vitor Pereira is the person to guide the battle for survival, with BBC Sport reporting that the membership have ‘agreed’ an 18-month deal to make his their subsequent head coach.
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Wolves land new supervisor as Vitor Pereira deal ‘agreed’
The Premier League facet are mentioned to be paying €1 million to get the Portuguese out of his contract with Saudi Professional League membership Al-Shabab.
The 56-year-old was attributable to fly into England on Tuesday, together with his appointment probably being confirmed earlier than the tip of the day.
If Pereira is handed the reins then he could have simply 5 days to arrange for his first recreation in cost, a vastly vital encounter with relegation rivals Leicester Metropolis on Sunday.
Who’s Vitor Pereira, Wolves subsequent supervisor?
Pereira, who was linked with the Everton job in 2022, has by no means managed in England however has received 4 league titles in three totally different international locations.
The previous FC Porto boss received the Primeira Liga title in each of his seasons on the helm in 2012 and 2013, earlier than claiming the Greek Tremendous League with Olympiacos in 2015.
In 2018 Pereira guided Shanghai SIPG to the Chinese language Tremendous League title. He has additionally received two Portuguese Tremendous Cups, a Greek Cup and a Chinese language Tremendous Cup.
Pereira has been concerned in teaching for over twenty years, having managed golf equipment akin to Fenerbahçe, 1860 Munich, Corinthians and Flamengo earlier than transferring to Saudi Arabia earlier this yr.
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