On Thursday, it was John Percy of The Telegraph who broke the story of the shock sacking: “Wolves have sacked Rob Edwards. Cesar Peixoto to be appointed as his replacement. This is utterly mad timing and so harsh as Edwards has been planning all summer for next season and was heavily instrumental in the signings of Kieran Trippier and Raul Jimenez.”
Martin Hardy at The Times has now reported: ‘Kieran Trippier’s transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers is in jeopardy because of his anger at the sacking of Rob Edwards. Edwards played a major part in persuading Trippier, whose contract with Newcastle ends on June 30, to drop into the Championship with Wolves. His controversial sacking after only seven months in charge — something the former Middlesbrough manager only found about early on Thursday morning — has cast doubt on the right back’s move. The Portuguese coach César Peixoto is expected to replace Edwards at Molineux.’
The man from The Times reporting that: ‘Nathan Shi, Wolves’ executive chairman, and the club’s technical director Matt Jackson spoke with Trippier on Thursday morning. At that point the 35-year-old former England full back was shocked but still committed to the move and the deal he agreed. However, there was a change of heart on Thursday afternoon and now Trippier is exploring his legal position. It is thought Trippier has signed a pre-contract at Wolves — with a club video showing him putting pen to paper as he was shown around the Wolves training ground.’
Martin Hardy going on to say: ‘Wolves have not looked at the legality of the situation as yet but it is believed that they would not have announced the signing if it was something that could be cancelled easily. Trippier revealed when his transfer was announced that Edwards, who Wolves paid Middlesbrough £4million for in compensation last November, was a major reason he was prepared to move to Molineux. Trippier could yet rein in his anger and go through with the contract he has agreed but as of Thursday evening he was assessing his options. Rob Edwards was so blindsided by his dismissal that on Wednesday night, as rumours regarding his position circulated and Wolves were linked with Peixoto, the Gil Vicente manager, he was told his job was safe. He was dismissed early on Thursday and at lunchtime the club released a statement to confirm that.’
The man from The Times says above that surely Wolves wouldn’t have announced the Kieran Trippier signing if it was something that wasn’t legally binding by that point. Well, Wolves look to be such a chaotic shambles with how their owners and senior staff operate, you certainly wouldn’t rule out anything!