Gary O’Neil sack latest: Wolves dressing room response revealed
Wolves players remain fully behind under-pressure boss Gary O’Neil despite their winless start to the season, sources have told Football Insider.
The Molineux club picked up a point at home against Crystal Palace on Saturday (2 November), conceding a 77th-minute equaliser after Joao Gomes put them in the lead just five minutes earlier.
Sources say the dressing room feels there is still time to turn things around this term.
Wolves are still without a win this season and sit bottom of the table with three points.
O’Neil’s next task is a home clash with 19th-place Southampton, who moved above his side with a 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday (2 November).
It is believed an eighth Premier League loss against the Saints would ramp up the pressure on the English boss heading into the international break.
Wolves players remain behind O’Neil amid sack pressure
Only Wolves and Ipswich are yet to win a top-flight game this term after 10 games of the new season.
The Midlands club would prefer to bring in a manager with Premier League experience should they decide on a change of management.
O’Neil’s side face Fulham and Bournemouth in the days after the international break with a run of favourable fixtures following in the festive schedule.
Liverpool could sign Wolves full-back Rayan Ait-Nouri at a cut-price, sources have told Football Insider.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed the 23-year-old has been on Liverpool’s target list “for a while.”
The Reds have been monitoring the left-back since Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield, with the Premier League giants seeing him as a potential long-term option.
Ait-Nouri is Premier League-proven and would take no time to adapt after making 107 appearances in the English top flight throughout his career.
The Algeria international is keen on a move away from Wolves but would like to remain in the Premier League and play at the highest level possible.
Well-placed sources have told Football Insider that Wolves wouldn’t be able to keep hold of him, which is why they might accept a smaller fee for his services.
Arne Slot is currently not fully convinced by his left-back options, with the feeling being that he wants to bring in a younger player.
The new Liverpool boss has been rotating between Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas this season, as Slot has given both men the chance to nail down the position.
