Vitor Pereira spoke about Mario Lemina after Wolves’ defeat to Chelsea last night.
Wolves crashed to a 3-1 loss at Stamford Bridge, with more poor defending costing Wanderers in their bid to stay in the Premier League.
Tosin Adarabioyo put Chelsea 1-0 up after Matheus Cunha played him onside in the second phase of a corner.
But Wolves got back on level terms when Matt Doherty took advantage of some poor goalkeeping by Robert Sanchez.
But Wolves then fell apart defensively in the second-half, with Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke making sure of the points for the hosts.
Wolves fans felt Cunha was disinterested against Chelsea, but the Brazilian was just one of many poor performers on the night.
Jamie Carragher criticised Jose Sa, insisting he has been ‘awful all season’.
And Wolves fans took aim at Rayan Ait-Nouri for some more poor defending.
One man who was not involved last night was Mario Lemina – and Pereira had some interesting remarks about the former captain’s situation after the game.
Vitor Pereira says Mario Lemina won’t play for Wolves while the transfer window is open
Lemina refused to play against Newcastle last week, leading to fans to blast the midfielder.
Many Wolves fans called for Lemina to be sold after he did, feeling his actions to be disrespectful.
Pereira then said Lemina apologised, leading to speculation he could be back in the squad against Chelsea.
But he was nowhere to be seen, and after the defeat, Pereira gave an update on the player.
He said (via Nathan Judah): “Of course no Mario. He is out until the end of the market has closed If he stays, we will address after, if he goes, not my problem.
“He is training but his mind is not here because he still wants to move. I must be honest here.”
Lemina situation is bitterly disappointing
Given Wolves are in the middle of a fight to preserve their Premier League status, this situation with Lemina is so frustrating and extremely disappointing.
It’s common in football for players to want to change clubs.
But there are ways to go about that particular situation when it happens and Lemina has handled it terribly.
To refuse to play with your team fighting against relegation is appalling, and Pereira is doing right by taking the decision to not include him in matchday squads while the window remains open.
Clearly his head is no longer in the game at Wolves, and the club must now endeavour to get him off the books.