Wolves are expected to confirm the appointment of Vitor Pereira as head coach this evening.

The Portuguese will replace Gary O'Neill on Saturday after Saturday's defeat at home to Ipswich left Wolves second from the bottom of the Premier League with just two wins this season.

Wolves and Pereira's current club Al Shabaab have reportedly agreed a compensation package for the 56-year-old manager to take over at Molineux ahead of Sunday's trip to relegation rivals Leicester City.

We part ways with head coach Gary O'Neill and his backroom staff.

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication over the past 16 months.

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— Wolves (@Wolves) December 15, 2024

Pereira has been nomadic in management, managing pairs in his home country as well as Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, Germany, China and Brazil.

The highlight of his managerial career was a two-year stint as Porto coach, leading them to back-to-back Primeira Liga titles.

He also won league titles with Olympiakos and Shanghai CPG.

However, Pereira will have a tough job on his hands trying to push Wolves away from danger.

The club could be without star player Mateos Cunha for a period of time after he was charged with misconduct by the Football Federation this morning.

The Brazilian forward, Wolves' top scorer with eight Premier League goals this season, was involved in an altercation with a member of opposition security during a game against Ipswich.