The three English giants Vitor Pereira almost joined before Wolves, as well as bitter rivals West Brom

The three English giants Vitor Pereira almost joined before Wolves, as well as bitter rivals West Brom

After their terrible loss to Ipswich Town, Gary O’Neil was fired, leaving the Wanderers stuck in the bottom three, and Pereira had to pick up the pieces.

With consecutive victories over Manchester United and Leicester City, the Portuguese got off to a strong start. That was amazing, but his subsequent accomplishments are truly astonishing.

After winning six straight games, Wolves’ stock and league standing have increased dramatically, making them Europe’s best team right now.

Pereira has completely changed the club’s fortunes and developed a unique relationship with Wolves supporters, which includes frequent pub visits to enjoy drinks with supporters. Interestingly, if the past had gone a different route, the 56-year-old could have been revolutionising one of their closest enemies instead.

Before taking over as manager of Wolves, Pereira acknowledged in an interview with BBC Sport that he had discussions with Chelsea, Everton, Crystal Palace, Watford, and fierce rivals West Brom.

How many meetings did I have here, do you know? Perhaps fifteen years ago, West Bromwich was the first Premier League team, he remarked.

“The second? Everton. Third: The bid from Crystal Palace, which includes a two-and-a-half-year contract. They modified the plan to something else, but I realized that’s common here. All well, we can celebrate with a pint.

Chelsea, Everton one more, and Arsenal come next. Before Arsenal signed (Mikel) Arteta, we had a lengthy but fruitful meeting. The only time I refused was at Watford. I didn’t want to do it. It was the period that they were relegated.”

However, the list doesn’t end there. Pereira has been known to have made multiple attempts to join Everton, including talks to replace Marco Silva in 2022 and Rafael Benitez in 2019.

With Everton, it happened three times. Everything was agreed upon in the contract with Everton, and construction would begin tomorrow. My bags were packed,” Pereira added.

However, for a week, it was “check in, check out, check in, check out, check in” when tomorrow arrived. Winter had arrived. There is a lot. It indicates that I’m glad to be here right now.

“I’m really appreciative of the club because they allowed me to play in the league, which I think allows me to perform at my highest level.”

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