Wolverhampton Wanderers have rewarded head coach Gary O Neil for a superb maiden campaign by handing him a new four-year contract.
O’Neil, 41, took charge of the Molineux outfit last August, replacing Julen Lopetegui, before guiding them to 14th in the Premier League and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
He signs his contract extension on the anniversary of his arrival at and with the new season just a week away.
“I’m really pleased,” said O’Neil, who has also managed at Bournemouth.
“Me and (Wolves sporting director) Matt (Hobbs) started discussing it towards the latter part of last season, but there was a lot of things going on and we thought it was best to keep ploughing on with the important stuff like the team, making sure we were in a …