Wolves' rising stars have a chance to earn first team chance

The head coach, who previously worked in Porto's academy earlier in his career, is keen to give rising stars an opportunity to break into the Premier League squad.

Wolves have a number of promising youngsters - including 17-year-old Luke Rawlings who recently signed his first professional contract - and Pereira is preparing some of them for a chance in pre-season.

"Every week, we bring a few players from the academy to work with us, and at this moment, there are three, four or five players who can do the pre-season with us and maybe make part of the squad for next season," Pereira said.

"We have some good players, and we do good work in the academy. 

"They come a lot of times to the first team, and they show that we can count on them because they have quality.

"We are trying to select them for the positions that we need to think about next season.

"I like to work with them because I spent many years working with the youth teams in FC Porto, and I want to teach. 

"Even the first team, even players who are 35, we can teach them something, and we can all learn every time."

Among those who have impressed in the academy is Mateus Mane.

Also aged 17, the attacker has made the bench for Premier League games since Pereira has taken charge and it is understood the club have high hopes for the England youth international's future.

Pereira added: “He is a talent. He has a lot of quality and I believe he will be part of the future of this club.

"I want to give him some minutes. We will see if it’s possible, because I haven’t yet found the right opportunity to give him the minutes he deserves. 

"He works a lot, and he is a player whose future I can project - not with a crystal ball because I don’t have one, but I believe he will be one of the figures in the future of the Premier League. 

"He’s young, he’s very young, but he has the talent."