Wolves boss gives verdict on new centre-back signing
Vitor Pereira believes Emmanuel Agbadou will be suited to the Premier League's physical demands after Wolves sealed his signing in a deal worth more than £16million.
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The Ivory Coast international became the head coach's first Wolves signing in a deal from Reims worth up to €20million, roughly £16.6million, signing a four-and-a-half year deal with the option to extend it by a further 12 months.
Agbadou is likely to be Wolves' biggest signing of the window, but they are targeting another defender with Chelsea's Renato Veiga one they are interested in, and they could move for a midfielder depending on the potential departure of Mario Lemina.
After sealing the deal for Agbadou, Pereira is pleased with the attributes he will bring to Wolves as they bid to avoid the drop.
The head coach said: “I'm very happy because I think it’s a position that we need to increase our level. This is a profile of player that pleases me a lot.
“We analyse a lot of players, and he has the profile that I like. He likes to play with the ball, he has quality to build the play, he’s fast and physically strong. For the Premier League we need to have these kinds of players.
“He’s a player that has the skills to play in the way that I want to see my team playing. Pressing, sometimes high pressing, controlling from deep.
“He has the speed and the quality to control from deep, he’s strong in the air, strong on the ground, strong on the duels, and can build the play. He can play on the left, can play in the middle or on the right, because he can play with both feet and, for me, it’s important.”
Agbadou arrives at Wolves as club captain of his former club Reims and Pereira believes he will bring a presence to the dressing room.
He added: “We need players that are leaders inside the pitch.
"I think he can help us, because he was the captain in his team. He has leadership qualities to give us and adds something more. He’s one more captain inside, one more leader inside, and, for me, it’s important.
“I don't want to change (the squad) a lot (in January). We need to be clinical, we don’t need to bring a lot of players, two or three players, but players that can add something to the team.”
