Opinion

He was loved by Gary O’Neil at Wolves, now his Molineux future is in serious doubt under Vitor Pereira

Vitor Pereira reshaped his Wolves squad during the transfer window and unfortunately, one player could now be questioning his future at Molineux.

Wolves made three new signings as Emmanuel Agbadou and Marshall Munetsi arrived from Reims while Nasser Djiga was captured from Red Star Belgrade.

Although business was left till late, with Munetsi and Djiga both arriving on deadline day, Vitor Pereira can be pleased with the improvements made to his squad.

Djiga, in particular, offers some solid defensive protection alongside Agbadou and Munetsi is a physically imposing midfield option.

The newest Wolves recruits are set to shake up the dynamic of Pereira’s squad, perhaps leaving one player with an uncertain future.

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Tommy Doyle will surely question his future at Wolves

Tommy Doyle has only started once under Pereira – playing 59 minutes in a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest last month.

The Englishman has been pushed down the pecking order as Pereira likes his midfielders to be physically strong, an attribute Doyle is lacking in.

While the 23-year-old is technically sound, he doesn’t boast the strength or power to fit into the manager’s system, hence why 6 foot 2 Munetsi has been signed.

His profile is the exact sort of player the Wolves manager wants in the engine room; he’s as strong as an ox, can cover every blade of grass and even chip in with goal involvements from midfield.

Munetsi’s arrival alongside the return of Boubacar Traore perhaps places Doyle as the fifth choice option in that role, seeing him become less important.

Considering he was rated by Gary O’Neil, who lauded Doyle’s ‘unbelievable quality’, it’s sad to see how quickly he’s become out of favour.

Wolves could profit by selling Doyle

Sometimes players just don’t fit into the style or shape of a manager’s system, and that is the case with Doyle.

Tommy Doyle for Wolves this season
Appearances – 21
Minutes played – 633
Goals – 1
Assists – 1
Yellow/red cards – 2/0

It remains to be seen what Pereira chooses to do with Doyle as he’s still someone who comes on late in games to see them out.

However, considering Wolves only signed Doyle for £4.3 million last year, they could profit by selling the former England under-21 international.