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Premier League strugglers Wolves person appointed erstwhile Porto manager Vitor Pereira arsenic their caller caput coach.
The Portuguese joins from Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Shabab, with Wolves paying astir £825,000 successful compensation.
He replaces Gary O'Neil, who was sacked connected Sunday following Saturday's 2-1 decision to Ipswich, which near Wolves 2nd bottommost of the Premier League.
Pereira's archetypal crippled is the travel to Leicester connected Sunday, with the Foxes 17th and 5 points wide of Wolves.
Wolves had been assessing their options for a fig of weeks and sounded retired candidates, including erstwhile West Ham brag David Moyes.
Pereira, though, rapidly became the frontrunner and joins having won Primeira Liga titles with Porto successful 2012 and 2013 and the Greek Super League with Olympiakos successful 2015.
He had been successful complaint astatine Al-Shabab since February and leaves them sixth successful the Saudi Pro League.
The 56-year-old succeeds O'Neil, who was appointed astatine Molineux successful August 2023, with Wolves having mislaid 11 of their 16 Premier League games this season.
They person won conscionable twice, against Southampton and Fulham, with their seven-year enactment successful the apical formation nether threat.
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