Fabrizio Romano gives massive update about Wolves' pursuit of new manager

Wolves have 'sealed' the appointment of Portuguese boss Vitor Pereira, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Gary O’Neil was only relieved of his duties on Sunday and Wolves haven’t bided their time in moving to appoint his successor. He was once a managerial candidate for Everton and was interviewed for the Goodison Park gig, but will now find himself competing with the Toffees in a relegation battle.

Transfer guru Romano, a well respected journalist known throughout world football said in a post on Twitter on late Tuesday morning: "Vitor Pereira’s appointment has new Wolves head coach has been sealed today, as expected.

"Documents are being checked."

This is backed up by a report from the BBC's football news reporter Nick Mashiter. Pereira has agreed an 18-month deal at Molineux, and a fee of around €1 million has been paid to buy him out of his contract at Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. Pereira was due to travel to England on Tuesday, and there isn't expected to be any late hitches after negotiations went smoothly.

The 56-year-old should find himself appointed in enough time to take charge of his first match against Leicester City which is on Sunday, December 22. A busy period awaits Pereira, who will oversee three matches in the space of eight days.

Wolves did look at other options which included former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes but it is Pereira who they have proceeded with.

In the mean time, the head coaches of the under-18s and under-21s teams Richard Walker and James Collins have taken first-team training according to Express & Star journalist Liam Keen. Walker has Wolves' under-18s team in fifth in the U-18 Premier League, ahead of the likes of Liverpool, and Newcastle United. As for the under-21s team, they’re currently 15th in the Premier League 2.

Wolves under-21s are due to play Forest Green Rovers in the National League Cup on Wednesday, December 18, and so The under-18s team aren't in action until their league campaign resumes on Saturday, January 18.