Edwards as well as Gary O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Managerial Contenders

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Edwards and O'Neil represent the initial candidates in the frame to succeed Vitor Pereira as head coach of Wolves.

The previous coach was sacked on the weekend after the squad's ten-game without a victory start to the Premier League season.

And both candidates - each of whom have previous links to the team - are part of the names to be evaluated by the club ownership.

The manager is currently at Middlesbrough, which would create a possible hurdle to his hiring at Molineux.

Nevertheless the former Luton head coach - who played more than 100 of games for the club during his playing career - is considered a leading contender for the position.

The mid-career manager is said to have backing from the club board as they start the process of hiring a new head coach.

Gary O'Neil is additionally emerging as a unexpected contender, even though he would be a surprising choice considering he was sacked by the club in December last year.

The former West Ham midfielder is currently unemployed which means the club would not need to pay any buyout fee.

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