Wolverhampton Wanderers are concentrating on Gary O’Neill to switch Vitor Pereira, however the former supervisor’s stance on his return has been revealed.
Saturday’s 3-0 defeat in opposition to Fulham marked the tip of Pereira’s time as supervisor, with the crew producing one other disappointing efficiency, barely ending behind the Cottage, posting a complete xG of simply 0.24.
Moreover, Outdated Gold had been additionally very weak on the different finish of the pitch, conceding three objectives, which means they’ve the worst defensive file within the league.
No marvel, then, that Fosun lastly had sufficient and sacked the 57-year-old, who signed a brand new three-year contract lower than two months later, with Wolves’ Premier League standing now below severe menace.
Wanderers at the moment are eight factors out of attain after struggling their eighth defeat in 10 Premier League video games, leaving their new supervisor with plenty of work to do to maintain them out of the relegation zone.
Gary O’Neill withdraws from Wolves managerial bid
In response to an replace from X’s dependable John Percy, Wolves have entered “superior negotiations” to nominate O’Neill, who has emerged as a “very robust candidate” for the job.
However Outdated Gold’s former president withdrew from working Monday evening.
Appointing a supervisor who wasn’t sacked lower than 12 months in the past could possibly be seen as a step backwards, and the previous AFC Bournemouth supervisor does not have the very best file within the Premier League, averaging simply over one aim per recreation.
Gary O’Neill’s Premier League file | |
|---|---|
recreation | 88 |
victory | twenty 5 |
draw | 16 |
loss | 47 |
Factors per match | 1.03 |
Nevertheless, the Beckenham-born supervisor is not any stranger to relegation battles and guided the Cherries to security in 2022-23 after taking up from Scott Parker, earlier than ending 14th at Wolves the next season.
Percy additionally praised the job O’Neill has finished at Molineux, having taken over from Julen Lopetegui throughout a tough interval.
The reality is Wolves are eight factors away from security and a prime supervisor is unlikely to be in line for the job, so shedding out on the previous supervisor could be a blow.
Wolves are additionally concentrating on Brendan Rodgers to switch Vitor Pereira
