"I want good energy around me" - Wolves boss has say on goalkeeper's departure

The fourth choice goalkeeper, who was influential in the dressing room and helped with leadership among the group, made a surprise move to Everton just before the season started and will now return to face his old club at Molineux this weekend.

Pereira was fond of the shot-stopper and even had him take some team talks before games last season - before he handed King his Wolves and Premier League debut off the bench on the final day of the campaign.

Now, the head coach has revealed that King was keen to make the switch to Merseyside, before insisting that he cannot have players in the building that do not want to be there.

"King is a player that I like, with the personality I like," Pereira said.

"But at his age, he came to me and said it's his last contract and a big opportunity for his career.

"I don't want to work with players that don't want to stay. All my career I did this.

"To feel the happiness and energy that I want to create in my group, I cannot work with players that are not satisfied.

"I prefer for the club to have a solution and decide. In my opinion, I want players that are happy living in Wolverhampton, enjoying their time here and enjoying training.

"Negative energy is the worst thing you can have around you. 

"As a manager, I want to recharge myself every day, like an electric car. I want good energy around me.

"If I come to do my work and I see bad moods, bad faces - I don't want these kind of people around me.

"For King it was a good opportunity for his life and career and in the end I said OK. Thanks for everything, have a good life and career and that's all."

Meanwhile, Rodrigo Gomes is confident in Wolves' ability to improve their Premier League form.

They suffered two defeats to start the season before then coming from behind to beat West Ham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Gomes, who scored in that game, says the team spirit is strong among the group and they can now take that into the top flight.

He said: “We are a very good team and the spirit, the commitment that we have, we fight every game until the last minute, and it shows that we are very good team.

“We’re very compact and it’s a very good thing to have, because in the Premier League, the games are very tough, and we need to fight until the last minute. We need to do that and have that spirit if we want to achieve the wins.”