With the full impact of the new manager bouncing in well Wolverhampton Wanderersthe January transfer window could quickly stop Vitor Pereira in his tracks as Matheus Cunha and another star are said to threaten to steal the limelight.
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All Pereira needs to do is ask the man who succeeded him how difficult it is to keep star players in the team Premier League. Gary O'Neill's side were flying last season, but the Eagles disguised as West Ham United and Chelsea came swooping in and poached Max Kilman and then Pedro Neto. As a result, O'Neill quickly found himself out of work and Wolves found themselves in relegation trouble.
Since then, of course, Pereira has arrived to immediately capitalize on the classic bounce-back the new manager will desperately seek to turn into perennial victories over Leicester City and Manchester United as well as a late draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
However, this format shift can be somewhat costly with the likes of Manchester United are said to be now all about being. The in-form Brazilian has been Wolves' brightest spark and a Player of the Season candidate so far – making it more important than ever for the Midlands club to retain him. But he's not the only one attracting attention on this front.
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According to journalist Ahmed Al-Jadi, quoted by the Molineux News website, the Saudi club and Pereira’s former team Al-Shabab is in negotiations to sign Mario LeminaHis contract is scheduled to expire at the end of the current season.
the £45,000 per week The midfielder was, of course, stripped of the captaincy after finding himself at the center of some unsavory scenes following the defeat to West Ham and is yet to feature under Pereira as a result of injury. As many have done so far, he hopes to finish his career under a new coach when he returns to full fitness.
The “selfless” Lemina offers a decisive experience
After losing both Neto and Keleman last summer, Wolves cannot afford to lose Lemina – especially if he were to become a free agent and a deal they would not benefit from over the summer. Even if the former Fulham man doesn't find a way to break Pereira's early midfield partnership between Andre and Joao Gomez, Wolves can certainly do so with the depth and experience they offer.
O'NeillDespite the way things ended, she was full of praise for Lemina not long ago. The former Wolves manager told reporters, as reported by The Express and Star last March: “I've talked to Mario a lot about it. I know he can do both and I know he probably prefers to do one more than the other, but he understands sometimes the team will need him to do the other things.
“He's an incredibly selfless man who will sacrifice himself. If you told him he was going to play somewhere where he might only get a 4/10 in the paper tomorrow, but we were going to win the game, he would definitely do that for us.”