Next Wolves Manager Odds: After Vitor Pereira
Compare the next Wolves permanent manager betting odds available on several UK bookmakers. We list all the candidates available to be the next permanent Wolverhampton Wanderers boss.
Next Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager Betting Odds
Compare the best odds on the next Wolverhampton Wanderers manager after Vitor Pereira.
Next Wolves Manager Betting Tips & Analysis
Vitor Pereira has not been at Wolves long, but he seems to be turning things around.
Appointed just before Christmas 2024, the Portuguese coach appears to be steering Wolves away from relegation danger, but the ex-Porto boss only signed an 18-month deal.
Wolves have struggled to find a long-term successor to Nuno Espirito Santo, whose four-year spell ended in 2021, so it is not impossible a replacement for Pereira will be needed soon.
While the next Wolves manager betting odds have not yet been published, here are some potential candidates to become the next boss in the Molineux dugout.
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Steve Cooper
Taking the Leicester City job did not quite work out for Cooper but he remains highly-rated.
Tournament success with England's Under-17 side at the World Cup will keep the former Nottingham Forest and Swansea City manager's name in the running for Premier League work.
However, Cooper might prefer to take a Championship job and try to work his way back up.
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Carlos Carvalhal
Wolves seem to like Portuguese coaches and Carvalhal has some Premier League experience from his time in charge of Swansea City.
Fine work at West Brom earned Carvalhal a move to La Liga giants Valencia late in 2024, but he could be tempted by a Premier League return if the right job became available.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ex-Manchester United boss Solskjaer was one of the favourites for the Wolves job after the departure of Gary O'Neil, before Pereira got the job.
Solskjaer was made the new head coach of Turkish giants Besiktas early in 2025, however.
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Jose Mourinho
Wolves have a history of Portuguese managers with Pereira, Nuno and Bruno Lage having all been in charge in the past decade.
Mourinho has openly flirted with the idea of a return to the Premier League but it seems unlikely that any of the elite clubs would be interested in the former Chelsea manager.
Wolves could be different, with the Portuguese connections potentially in Mourinho's favour.
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Kjetil Knutsen
Typically included in the next manager betting odds for any mid-ranking Premier League side, Knutsen has a highly impressive body of work at Bodø/Glimt, where he won the club's first title.
They have now been champions of Norway four times, with Knutsen named the Eliteserien Coach of the Year on three occasions: 2019, 2020 and 2021.
But it is still a thumping European win over Mourinho's Roma for which he is best known.
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Jimmy Thelin
The Aberdeen boss was included in the next Wolves manager betting odds when O'Neil was fired, but that was back when the Dons were flying high and in red hot form in Scotland.
Aberdeen have since fallen away in the title race and Thelin's reputation has taken a hit.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager History
Below is a list of the permanent and significant interim managers in the most relevant history of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Vitor Pereira | 17 December 2024 | Current manager |
| Gary O'Neil | 9 August 2023 | 15 December 2024 |
| Julen Lopetegui | 14 November 2022 | 9 August 2023 |
| Steve Davis | 3 October 2022 | 13 November 2022 |
| Bruno Lage | 9 June 2021 | 2 October 2022 |
| Nuno Espirito Santo | 31 May 2017 | 1 June 2021 |
| Paul Lambert | 5 November 2016 | 30 May 2017 |
| Rob Edwards | 25 October 2016 | 5 November 2016 |
| Walter Zenga | 30 July 2016 | 25 October 2016 |
| Kenny Jackett | 1 June 2013 | 29 July 2016 |
| Dean Saunders | 7 January 2013 | 7 May 2013 |
| Kevin Thelwell | 6 January 2013 | 7 January 2013 |
| Stale Solbakken | 1 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Terry Connor | 24 February 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Mick McCarthy | 21 July 2006 | 13 February 2012 |
| Glenn Hoddle | 7 December 2004 | 1 July 2006 |
| Stuart Gray | 1 November 2004 | 7 December 2004 |
| Dave Jones | 3 January 2001 | 1 November 2004 |
| John Ward | 18 December 2000 | 3 January 2001 |
| Colin Lee | 5 November 1998 | 18 December 2000 |
