Wolves are reportedly looking to hire Al Shabab boss Vitor Pereira as their new head coach.

The Premier League strugglers sacked Gary O’Neil on Sunday following their defeat to Ipswich over the weekend.

The club are currently 19th in the Premier League having picked up only nine points all season.

And now Athletic correspondent David Ornstein has claimed that Wolves have already lined up his replacement.

Ornstein has revealed that Vitor Pereira is the man they want, with the 56-year-old currently in charge of Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab.

The former Portuguese midfielder has been in charge of Porto, Olympiacos and Corinthians.

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