Wolves speak to O'Neil about new contract

Wolves have held informal talks with head coach Gary O’Neil about a new deal.

Nothing has been agreed yet and the nature of the conversations have been relaxed but there is a desire to get the deal done and it is expected it would be an easy one to finalise.

Sporting director Matt Hobbs said in March the club would speak with O’Neil, who has two years left on his current deal, about a new contract at the end of the season.

Wolves and O’Neil are relaxed with the situation and are currently focused on the transfer window, meaning any agreement is not imminent and may not even come before the start of the new campaign, which kicks off at Arsenal on 16 August.

O’Neil took Wolves to 14th in the Premier League last season having been appointed five days before their opening game at Manchester United after Julen Lopetegui left Molineux in frustration at the recruitment policy.

They were competing for Europe and reached the FA Cup quarter final in March only to lose 3-2 at home to Coventry.

After that Wolves lost eight of their final 11 games – winning once – to tumble out of European contention.