O'neil Pulls Out Of Running For Shock Wolves Return

Gary O'Neil has pulled retired of nan moving to go Wolves head aft coming adjacent to a daze return to nan club.

The 42-year-old had been a contender for a astonishment comeback to switch Vitor Pereira, 11 months aft being sacked.

Sources person told BBC Sport a ample portion of nan woody had been agreed but O'Neil has now withdrawn from nan process.

Wolves remained engaged pinch different candidates while talking to O'Neil and will now proceed those discussions.

Under nan position of his 12-month severance package from erstwhile he was sacked past December, O'Neil is still being paid by nan club.

BBC Sport reported connected Sunday that O'Neil - together pinch Middlesbrough leader Rob Edwards - was among nan contenders to switch Pereira astatine Molineux.

Pereira - who replaced O'Neil past December - was sacked connected Sunday aft Saturday's 3-0 conclusion astatine Fulham near them 8 points from nan information statement and bottommost of nan Premier League.

Wolves person conscionable 2 points from 10 games - a full nary broadside successful nan Premier League has survived with.

Edwards' position astatine Middlesbrough, fixed his existent employment, would supply immoderate obstacles, pinch Boro believed to beryllium entitled to a important compensation fee.

Edwards is simply a erstwhile Wolves Under-23 coach and was besides first-team coach, having had a two-game interim spell successful complaint successful 2016, and distanced himself from nan role.

"I was told by my girl yesterday [Sunday], truthful that astir apt tells you wherever I guidelines connected it," he said.

"You cognize my links to nan nine but my afloat attraction is connected this occupation here, which is simply a superb job, and trying to move things astir from nan play successful a really large crippled against Leicester.

"Speculation worldly is difficult for maine to remark about, thing other different than Middlesbrough, which is wherever my attraction is, that we've done a decent occupation truthful far."

Wolves person a history of appointing managers pinch adjacent links to high-profile supplier Jorge Mendes, successful Nuno Espirito Santo, Bruno Lage and Pereira.

It is understood that successful summation to O'Neil, Wolves were speaking to astatine slightest 1 head from Mendes' stable.

O'Neil was sacked by Wolves successful December 2024 pursuing a disappointing commencement to nan 2024-25 campaign, failing to triumph successful their opening 10 games.