Wolverhampton Wanderers are working on a deal to appoint Vitor Pereira as their new head coach following the departure of Gary O’Neil. The Premier League club are ready to pay the release clause in the 56-year-old’s contract with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab.

But club sources have told BBC Sport that Pereira is the frontrunner for the job. Pereira has been in charge at Al Shabab since February, finishing eighth in the Saudi Pro League

It has been a long journey for Vitor Pereira to get to Molineux. The 56-year-old former midfielder is now runaway favourite to replace Gary O'Neil as head coach at Wolves. He has coached in Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Germany, China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, winning trophies along the way but this will be a first post in England.