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Former Wolverhampton coach Gary O'Neill's return was canceled.
British public broadcaster 『BBC" reported on the 4th (Korea time) that O'Neill negotiated with Wolverhampton about his return to the manager's post after 11 months and reached an agreement in a big framework, but he finally dropped out of the race for the next head coach.
Former coach O'Neill was replaced in December after a slump in which he did not win a single game in the first 10 games of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season. It was similar to coach Vitor Pereira, who was dismissed as of the 2nd with only two points in 10 games without winning since the opening of this season.
O'Neill, who has still been on Wolverhampton's annual salary for 11 months in the form of a penalty, was considered a strong candidate for Pereira. According to 'BBC', the news was considered a 'shock' even within the Wolverhampton club.
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Matheus Cunha, Rayan Ait-Nuri, and Nelsong Semedo, who O'Neill considered as the best players during his tenure, all left the team. If O'Neill had joined, there would have been questions about whether he would be able to succeed without these players,' he said of the team's atmosphere.
Earlier in the day, Middlesbrough coach Rob Edwards, who is expected to join Wolverhampton as O'Neill's division, announced his stay in the team in an interview.
Former United manager Erik ten Hag talks with the club along with other candidates. He also reportedly contacted at least one of the clients of Jorge Mendes' agent, who has close ties to Wolverhampton, according to the report.
Current West Ham coach Nunu Espiritu Santo, who led Wolverhampton, former Benfica coach Bruno Raj and former Wolverhampton coach Pereira are Jorge agents' customers.
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Other clients include Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, Marco Silva Fulham, Jose Mourinho Benfica, former Flamengo coach Philippe Luiz, Al-Ittihad coach Sergio Conceição, Carlos Vicens Braga and Italian national team coach Gennaro Gattuso.
Wolverhampton, who is at the bottom of the EPL, will play an away game against Chelsea in the 11th round of the EPL on the 9th. Wolverhampton striker Hwang Hee-chan, who has one goal in seven league games this season, will join the national team after the match and play A-match friendlies against Ghana and Bolivia. It is expected that he will work with the new coach after the A-match day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
