After being fired by the Molineux club today – Bruno Lage became the third manager to lose his job in the Premier League this season. The Portuguese was under significant pressure after winning only one of his final 15 league games across the current campaign.And despite owners Fosun Group plans to back Lage with 115 million euros in the summer transfer window, Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham was the drop that spilled the glass. The loss to Hammers was Wolves’ fourth of a campaign in which they have scored just three times in the league.The club have been studying possible successors but have not ruled out placing a coach already on the staff, such as Under-21 coach James Collins or his Under-18 counterpart Steve Davis, in charge for next Saturday’s trip to Chelsea.##NAJAVA_MECA_6693796##The team’s form since last spring has been alarming. True, Lage had little luck with injuries – summer signing Sasa Kalajdzic damaged knee ligaments on his debut while fellow striker Raul Jimenez remains sidelined.Lage was brought to Molineux at the start of last season to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, and had Wolves in the race for European football for the first half of the campaign before their form collapsed.Lage tried to bring a more attacking style this season, switching from a back three to a back four and allowing club legend Conor Coady to join Everton on loan. But Wolves have looked toothless for much of the campaign, even though they have top talent like Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes and Pedro Neto in the squad.They also brought in former Chelsea forward Diego Costa on a free transfer following the injuries to Kalajdzic and Jimenez. Neto, meanwhile, faces a spell on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle injury at West Ham.Bruno Lage sacked as Wolves Head Coach PL record:46 Games16 Wins9 Draws21 Defeats41 Goals scored1 win & just 3 goals scored in 8 PL games this season pic.twitter.com/Cs0SMG5UjW— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 2, 2022 As per Sportsmail, Pedro Martins – the former Olympiacos coach – is targeting a move to the Premier League. Martins is thought to have links to Jorge Mendes, head of the powerful Gestifute agency who have a strong relationship with Fosun.As many of the Wolves squad, both Lage and his predecessor Espirito Santo are Gestifute clients.
