Wolves Appoints Vitor Pereira As New Manager
Premier League side, Wolves have appointed Vitor Pereira as its new head coach following the dismissal of Gary O’Neil.
Pereira has signed a one-and-half-year contract after compensation of just over £800,000 was negotiated with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab over his exit.
The 56-year-old took training on Thursday and will be in charge of Sunday’s crunch visit to Leicester.
Wolves Chairman Jeff Shi said: “We are delighted to welcome Vitor Pereira to Wolves as the new head coach of our men’s first team.
“Vitor is a highly respected and experienced coach who has achieved success across different leagues and will bring a new approach for the test ahead.
“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.”
O’Neil was axed on Sunday after a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Ipswich at Molineux on Saturday, which was followed by a scuffle that saw Ryan Ait-Nouri pulled away from the pitch and Mattheus Cunha charged with misconduct by the FA.
That result left Wolves 19th in the Premier League table – five points adrift of 17th-placed Leicester, who they play away on Sunday.
