Edwards as well as Gary O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Managerial Contenders

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Edwards and Gary O'Neil are two of the initial candidates under consideration to succeed Vitor Pereira as head coach of Wolves.

The previous coach was sacked on Sunday after the team's 10-match without a victory start to the Premier League season.

And Edwards and O'Neil - both of who have previous associations to the club - are among the names to be evaluated by the club ownership.

Edwards is currently at another club, which would create a potential obstacle to his hiring at Wolves' stadium.

Nevertheless the ex- Luton manager - who played over a century of games for Wolves during his time as a player - is said to be a leading candidate for the vacancy.

The mid-career manager is reportedly enjoys backing from the club board as they begin the search of appointing a new head coach.

O'Neil is additionally appearing as a surprise candidate, even though he would be a surprising appointment given he was sacked by Wolves in December last year.

The former West Ham player is currently unemployed meaning Wolves would not need to provide any compensation.

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