Wolves relegated from Premier League: Nathan Shi tells fans they "deserve better" after Championship return confirmed

Wolverhampton Wanderers interim enforcement president Nathan Shi has told supporters that they "deserve better" aft the club's Premier League relegation was confirmed.

After Saturday's 3-0 decision astatine Leeds United, Wolves were efficaciously relegated to the Championship up of West Ham United's travel to Crystal Palace connected Monday night.

The Hammers were capable to unafraid the constituent that they required to nonstop Wolves down with a goalless gully astatine Selhurst Park.

Having been astatine the bottommost of the Premier League table since the 3rd week of the campaign, Wolves' destiny has been unofficially sealed for immoderate time.

Within an hr of being relegated with 5 matches inactive remaining, a connection from Shi was released by the club.

Wolves merchandise connection aft Premier League relegation

Shi, who was promoted to the relation successful December, stressed that owners Fosun International, the club's hierarchy and caput manager Rob Edwards cognize what is required to gain an contiguous instrumentality to the Premier League.

A connection read: "Confirmation of our relegation is simply a hard infinitesimal for everyone connected to Wolves. While this is simply a profoundly disappointing outcome, enactment has been underway since my accomplishment successful December to guarantee we are acceptable to respond with clarity and conviction.

"We are wide connected what needs to improve, and our absorption is present connected strengthening the club, gathering momentum and creating a squad our supporters tin judge in. We cognize what is required and volition attack the months up with purpose.

"We cognize this play has tested your loyalty and patience. Your backing, location and away, has not been taken for granted. You merit amended and giving you a nine you tin genuinely beryllium arrogant of is what drives everything we bash from this constituent forward."

Is determination crushed for optimism astatine Molineux?

Despite the extremity of their eight-year enactment successful the Premier League being a foregone conclusion, Wolves fans are bitterly disappointed with relegation.

Nevertheless, specified was the level of the club's mistakes successful the transportation marketplace past summertime that it surely cannot beryllium repeated.

The acquisition of Southampton guardant Adam Armstrong during the wintertime model highlighted that supporters should expect much domestic-based players to beryllium added to the squad.

Although players from extracurricular of the United Kingdom could besides get astatine Molineux, determination volition beryllium a acold greater equilibrium astatine a clip erstwhile prima players specified arsenic Andre, Joao Gomes and Mateus Mane whitethorn leave for the close price.

Wolves besides person the fiscal leeway to marque the magnitude of signings that they consciousness are necessary. It is not beyond the realms of anticipation that astatine slightest 10 caller faces volition get earlier the commencement of August.