Vitor Pereira opens up on contract talks and Wolves commitment

The head coach agreed a new three-year deal this week and committed his future to Wolves, as the club seek stability under his stewardship.

Pereira insists he is in it for the long haul and is determined to turn Wolves' fortunes around after four consecutive Premier League defeats.

"If I know that I will be here for 10 years then I will sign today," Pereira said.

"I'm in the best league in the world, in the position I want to be and I'm happy.

"The club embraced me and my staff as a family and the supporters too.

"This is a moment to fight together and show we have character, we are resilient and we will fight."

Some have criticised the timing of Pereira's new contract considering Wolves' poor start to the season.

Chairman Jeff Shi cited stability as the reason and Pereira says the mutual trust they share means the timing is irrelevant - but he also admits he must start to pick up results soon.

"We can sign a new contract at the end of last season and we started talking about it," he said.

"But me and the club understood it was better to wait for the end of the market, to see our position in this moment.

"We cannot imagine the future and four defeats was not in our minds because we trust each other and know what we can build together.

“It was the timing that we needed to realise that we love and will move forward because we trust each other, because they believe in our work, and I believe in a project of the club."

Pereira added: "If you feel the confidence and you feel the stability, these are the right conditions to build something not only for the present, but for the future.

"A contract is a contract, we know in this job we need to get results as soon as possible, but I believe in our work.

"If you are consistent, the results will be closer to us. This is the moment to work, not to talk.

"Create a consistent game and the results will come.

"We want to give a sign that we are here together, this is our team and our players. 

"I trust them and will give them the confidence to play good football."

Wolves now go into a huge game at Molineux today against newly-promoted Leeds United.

Pereira refuses to downplay the importance of the game against a side Wolves will likely battle with towards the bottom of the table.

Instead, he calls on his players to prove how they have improved and why training this week has gone so well.

He said: “For us, it is a day that is very important. 

"Metaphorically, when a wolf is in pain, and is suffering, this is the time for the pack to be united and to show the strength of the pack. 

"This is the spirit I want to see on the pitch and outside the pitch, because we need points. We need to get points to play with confidence.

“For sure, it’ll be a tough game, but thinking about us and looking for our team, it is a good chance for us to show our work, to show the improvement that we made this week, the ambition, the character, the mentality – everything.

“It is a very important game for us. Very important. 

"We are not in the middle of the season, we are not in the end of the season, but in the beginning, it is important to get points because I don't want to be in the zone that we are now, and in the position that we are now.”