Wolves sack Rob Edwards, defend controversial decision ahead of Cesar Peixoto appointment

Wolverhampton Wanderers person announced that they person sacked caput manager Rob Edwards successful a determination that has divided the club's fanbase.

Despite conscionable 5 wins from 30 games, Edwards appeared to beryllium harmless successful his presumption successful the Molineux dugout having been heavy progressive successful the signings of Kieran Trippier and Raul Jimenez, both deals being finalised this week.

Edwards besides featured successful Jimenez's unveiling video connected societal media connected Tuesday night, but reports emerged little than 24 hours aboriginal which claimed that helium would beryllium replaced by Gil Vicente manager Cesar Peixoto.

A report has since suggested that Edwards learned of the improvement done a household member, and was subsequently informed that helium had been sacked done contacting Wolves chiefs of his ain accord portion connected holiday.

However, successful an authoritative connection connected Thursday morning, enforcement president Nathan Shi defended the determination to portion ways with Edwards.

Wolves support Edwards sacking

Shi, who had been praised for Wolves signing the likes of Trippier and Jimenez up of a instrumentality to the Championship, suggested that it would person been incorrect of the nine to "take the easiest path".

In a lengthy statement, Shi said: "I would similar to personally convey Rob and his unit for everything they person fixed to Wolves during what has been a precise hard play successful the club’s caller history.

"Rob accepted the situation of returning to Wolves astatine a clip erstwhile the concern was highly challenging, and passim his clip present helium has conducted himself with professionalism, integrity and commitment.

"This has been an highly hard decision. Following the extremity of the season, we undertook a thorough reappraisal of each facet of the shot operation.

"This process progressive cautious information of galore factors and extended reflection connected what we judge is required to assistance the nine advancement implicit the coming years.

"Our determination was not astir character, professionalism oregon dedication. It was astir determining what we judge gives Wolves the strongest accidental to determination guardant from a sporting perspective.

"While determination were affirmative signs and areas of progress, we yet concluded that a antithetic shot absorption would amended align with the style, individuality and level of competitiveness we privation to found astatine the club.

"It would person been easier to proceed with what was familiar. However, enactment is not astir choosing the easiest path, but astir making the hard decisions we judge are close for the aboriginal of the shot nine which volition enactment Wolves connected the strongest level to determination forward.

"Our ambition is to physique a shot nine susceptible of achieving sustainable success. That requires clarity of vision, alignment passim the shot cognition and the courageousness to marque hard decisions erstwhile we judge they are successful the champion interests of the club."

Are Wolves reuniting with Jorge Mendes?

While Peixoto has conscionable guided Gil Vicente to a astonishment sixth-placed decorativeness successful Primeira Liga, it comes arsenic nary astonishment to immoderate Wolves instrumentality that helium is represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes.

Owners Fosun International relied heavy connected additions from the Portuguese's unchangeable during their aboriginal years astatine Molineux.

That yet led to promotion to the Premier League successful their 2nd year, and it appears wide that they are hoping for a akin interaction this clip around.

Although immoderate Wolves fans volition invited a stronger relation with Mendes, the club's estimation has taken a large deed implicit the mode successful which they person parted institution with Edwards.

Above each else, Edwards featured successful a nine video announcing the Jimenez signing connected Tuesday night. Almost precisely 36 hours later, helium has been sacked.

Wolves chiefs knew that they were parting ways with Edwards erstwhile that video was made. Not lone does that spell wholly against the ethos of the club, they person shown a immense level of disrespect to a erstwhile subordinate and manager who lone joined Wolves 7 months agone and expressed that helium was taking connected his imagination job.