Wolves chief departs alongside Pereira as new manager search continues amidst 'unlikely' update
Further updates surrounding Wolverhampton Wanderers have emerged as their search for a new manager continues
Fresh updates at Molineux have emerged as Wolverhampton Wanderers continue to search for a new manager following the sacking of Vitor Pereira on Sunday.
The Premier League’s bottom club parted ways with their manager after less than a year at the helm, after the Portuguese failed to win any of the club’s first ten matches of the season. His position was considered untenable once the Old Gold reached a stage of two points from their opening 10 matches, from which no side has ever survived in the Premier League era.
Considering the monumental task which is to be presented to whoever takes over the role, it is no surprise that the Wolves hierarchy are taking their time to sound out potential candidates and have already been rejected by one of their targets, in the shape of former manager Gary O’Neil.
The changes at Molineux do not stop there, as Fabrizio Romano has revealed another interesting development behind the scenes which could have a key impact as the club’s search for a new boss continues.
Wolves chief departs as search for new director begins - Romano
Speaking on his newsletter for GiveMeSport, Romano has revealed that Wolves are now searching for a new director of football after Domenico Teti departed the club by mutual consent on Tuesday. Having only joined in June to work alongside former Al Shabab colleague Pereira, former head of professional football Teti has now also left the club shortly after the head coach was sacked.
Romano said in response to a question about the search for Wolves’ next manager: “Talks are in process, Domenico Teti left the club so also the director position is another one to cover in order to prepare a new structure.”
It appears clear that much change is needed at Molineux, as Pereira was a key figure behind the scenes after his heroics in keeping the club up last season. With his departure now also resulting in that of Teti, two hugely important appointments now need to be made if the West Midlands outfit are to drag themselves away from danger. But on the managerial front, there remains uncertainty.
Interim managers confirmed as ‘unlikely’ managerial claim made
Sky Sports’ Lyall Thomas has provided an update regarding Wolves’ managerial situation on X, confirming that youth team bosses James Collins and Richard Walker will take charge of Wolves when they visit Chelsea on Saturday, as a decision over their next head coach continues behind the scenes.
But Thomas claimed that three previously-mentioned names are “unlikely” to take the job: “The club [are] short of clear first-choice candidate to succeed Vitor Pereira at this point. [Rob] Edwards, [Rui] Vitoria, [Erik] Ten Hag all considered unlikely.”
It had previously been reported that Ten Hag was ‘not keen’ on the job according to The Times, while Edwards remains fully focused on pushing for promotion at Middlesbrough amidst claims there has been ‘no contact’ between the clubs and the Welshman. Former Wolves manager Bruno Lage has also been touted as an option as the search for the ideal man to save Wanderers from trouble continues.