Mario Lemina handed Wolves ultimatum ahead of potential exit
Vitor Pereira has handed Mario Lemina an ultimatum and called for a decision on his Wolves future amid a potential January exit.
The midfielder, who was stripped of the captaincy this season for disciplinary reasons, is keen on a move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab as clubs circle for his signature.
Pereira has said Lemina is ill and will miss the FA Cup clash with Bristol City, and has now called for an immediate decision from the Gabon international on his Wolves future.
“Mario is in a position that now he's sick," Pereira said.
“I need to understand really if he wants to stay, or if he wants to go, because when you are in the middle of the bridge, it's a big problem.
“I deal with this kind of situation a lot of times, and we need to to decide and he needs to decide.
“The club needs to decide if he stays here because he has the quality to help the team.
“We'll see. We must wait to understand what he can do."
When asked if there have been any offers for him, Pereira added: “I don't know. You must ask the club."
Pereira has also revealed that he is keen on signing a midfielder this month, a move he says does not necessarily depend on Lemina's exit.
“It is a sector where we need more options," Pereira added.
“The last game showed me that. We need more options.
“We need to look for a physical midfielder, someone more positional, someone to think about the game defensively, not only to attack.
“We have this midfielder, but we cannot face the Premier League with short options in the midfield because in my opinion they are the centre of the game.
“They manage the rhythms, the pace, the intensity, everything and we need to have solutions so when I look and see someone tired, I know that I can change and I will keep the level up.
“It means in that position, in my opinion, we need at least one more solution.”
Boubacar Traore, who has been missing all season with a knee injury, is now back in team training as he looks to make a return to the team.
And Pereira is hopeful he can impact the side this season.
He said: "He has started training and I hope he can help us because in this position we need solutions.
"He's not 100 per cent, but he feels good step by step, day by day, and I hope as soon as possible he can help us."
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