“Sometimes in our life we need to make decisions" - Wolves boss addresses potential departures

Matheus Cunha is expected to leave when his £62.5million release clause is triggered, while Nelson Semedo and Pablo Sarabia are both out of contract.

Some players appeared to be saying goodbye to the fans at full-time - including Cunha who approached the South Bank - and although Pereira wants to keep the core group together, the head coach admits the final day draw with Brentford will be a farewell for some.

Pereira said: “This is a group of players, maybe the best group that I worked with until now. We don’t know if the players that will leave, maybe some of them will leave but we want to keep the base. Maybe the last game from some of them.

“We start to speak, the emotions come. I cannot leave my players without a big hug before the holidays.

“You saw the same (Cunha saying goodbye), Nelson too. I don’t know. But what is important, and what I said to them I will keep them in my heart and wish them the best.

“Sometimes in our life we need to make decisions, if they decide for another way I wish them the best and will keep them in my heart and I’m very grateful for what they did in the last months.”

Having kept the club in the Premier League, Pereira has a foundation to build from and now wants more next season as Wolves fight to climb the Premier League table.

He added: “We want to do better. We need to keep our base and to start our work in the beginning of the season, competing from the beginning, not only to play to avoid the relegation, but we need to look for the middle of the table.

“Honestly, I can imagine the future, to start our work in the beginning with the base of our work from this last month, and rebuild our game, introduce new dynamics, new things into our play, and be stronger, and do better than we did in this season.”