Sporting director who signed Matheus Cunha at Wolves lands new Premier League role
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Charlie Grace
Wed 17 September 2025 17:50, UK
Wolves’ former sporting director, who signed a host of big names for the club, has started a new role at another Premier League club today.
Wolves are set to extend Vitor Pereira’s contract, but they will do so under a new sporting director, after the former holder of that position has joined a new Premier League club.
The Midlands club have had a poor start to the Premier League season, sitting bottom of the table with no points from their first four games.
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Alex Crook of talkSPORT has today revealed that Wolves’ former sporting director Matt Hobbs will begin a job in the same role at Crystal Palace.
Left Wolves in the summer after 10 years after overseeing the signings of the likes of João Gomes, Andre and Matheus Cunha.”
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Crook continued: “Also helped ensure Cunha stayed in January and sold Max Kilman and Pedro Neto for big money.”
Hobbs will combine with Crystal Palace’s summer signing Christantus Uche, who joined the club on loan from Getafe.
Football Insider exclusively revealed that Uche was a target of Wolves in the summer transfer window, Hobbs’ former club.
Hobbs will take on a crucial role for Palace in a difficult time for the club, who could see many big assets depart next summer.
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Perhaps the biggest possible departure, though, could be Oliver Glasner, who is in the running for a big job as Manchester United look set to sack Ruben Amorim.