Exclusive: Wolves owners making Vitor Pereira sack decision after arriving at Molineux
Wolves’ ownership are deciding Vitor Pereira’s future tonight after attending Sunday’s 3-2 home defeat to Burnley.
A delegation of Fosun Group, the Chinese investment company who run the Midlands club, watched on as Pereira’s team slumped to their seventh Premier League loss of the season.
Sources say the Chinese delegation at Molineux totalled around 11 people.
They would have noted the furious reaction from home fans to the performance of Pereira‘s side, who are bottom of the table with just two points from nine league games.
Scrutiny on the manager is intensifying, with his position set to be a big talking point as the fear of relegation grows.
Burnley defeat a hammer blow to Wolves’ trust in Pereira
Prior to the match, former Man United and Sunderland chief scout Mick Brown exclusively told Football Insider that Wolves had to beat Burnley for Pereira to restore confidence in his coaching abilities.
The shock loss to their fellow relegation rivals has seen Wanderers drop another set of three points in what is a big test of the board’s faith in the Portuguese.
Pereira’s Wolves sacking now looks increasingly inevitable with the other promoted teams doing far better than previously expected.
That loss of a typical buffer from the relegation zone means the club might have to take action if they want to maintain their top-flight status.
Pereira contract extension looking like a major mistake from Wolves
Wolves announced in mid-September that Pereira had signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028.
The Portuguese arrived at Molineux last December, with the club 19th in the Premier League on nine points, and successfully secured survival the following April after an impressive turnaround in results.
Pereira oversaw a major summer rebuild, welcoming six new signings, but that was offset by some big-name exits, most notably Matheus Cunha to Manchester United.