‘I’m waiting’: Wolves boss Vitor Pereira speaks bluntly on summer transfer window – ‘it isn’t easy’

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a difficult 2024–25 season, and with a dearth of early arrivals during the transfer window, supporters may be feeling similarly anxious going into the current campaign.

Two high-profile exits, Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri, have dominated their summer business thus far, and neither player has been formally replaced as of yet. The two, who were arguably Wolves’ finest players the previous season, signed with the rival Manchester teams for a total of about £93.5 million, with the Molineux team paying the amount.

Given the amount of money they have available, it is hard to defend the addition of just two new players: Jorgen Strand Larsen from Celta Vigo and Fer Lopez, the latter of whom had a buyout clause in a loan agreement from the previous season. Much more has to be done. Vitor Pereira, the head coach of Wolves, has expressed his genuine sentiments about the West Midlands team’s lack of transfer activity thus far.

“It isn’t easy,” says Vitor Pereira, who is irritated with transfer activity.

Naturally, nevertheless, I must comprehend the market. Although I acknowledge that the market is difficult, I also know that time is running out and that we will be playing City in a month with plenty of reinforcements. We cannot repeat last year’s mistake of getting off to a bad start in the championship, dropping into the relegation zone, and then having to deal with the fallout.

“I’m working with ten or twelve young players from the academy, and I can’t prepare properly and as we should because the team is missing key positions and we’re waiting. I should be working with everyone right now, getting us ready to be as competitive as possible right from the start.”

Wolves must move quickly to prevent recurring issues.

This is a well-known dance for Wolves supporters, as Pereira himself stated. Sell important players with the assurance that replacements will be brought in, fail to make the transfer activity that the management or supporters desire, and suffer the next season as a result.

Under Gary O’Neil’s leadership, the Old Gold have had a poor start to each of the last two seasons since Julen Lopetegui left in August 2023 over the same problem—a dearth of transfer transactions. Concerns about having a team that could “compete in the Premier League” were also raised by O’Neil and Bruno Lage.