Wolves plan to reward Gary O’Neil with a new contract but will wait until the summer to hold talks as they prioritise achieving a top-eight Premier League finish. O’Neil has reinvigorated Wolves since succeeding Julen Lopetegui 48 hours before the start of the season.
Wolves are 10th, six points off sixth and in the FA Cup quarter-finals, despite being widely expected to struggle after an exodus of players. Lopetegui, who secured survival after taking over four months into last season, left because he felt the squad was not good enough to avoid a relegation scrap. Wolves allowed a raft of senior players, including the former captain Rúben Neves, to depart last summer to meet profit and sustainability regulations.
