Vitor Pereira has revealed he is focused on a return to the Premier League for his next managerial role.The former Nottingham Forest boss remains without a club following his sacking at the end of last season.Pereira has had previous spells in charge of Forest and WolvesAFPPereira spent four months in charge of Forest after replacing Sean Dyche in the dugout back in February.He went on to win eight of his 20 matches in charge, including a 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions between March and May.However, Pereira was dismissed in the summer despite securing Premier League survival and reaching the Europa League semi-finals.The Portuguese was ultimately replaced by Oliver Glasner at the City Ground ahead of this season.Pereira is now looking to secure a Premier League return, though, amid links with Fulham amid intense pressure on Alvaro Arbeloa.talkSPORT understands Thomas Frank is the current favourite to replace Arbeloa, who faces a must-win clash with Hull City this weekend.Pereira eyes Premier League returnSpeaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Pereira was asked where he wants to work next.He admitted: “The Premier League is my focus, and I’m preparing as well as I can to come back, because that’s where I want to be.“It’s where I feel challenged and motivated, and I’m waiting for the opportunity to return.”Prior to his spell with Forest, Pereira spent 11 months in charge of Wolves before his departure in November 2025.Pereira’s ‘focus’ is on a Premier League return amid links with FulhamGettyHaving taken over at Molineux with Wolves inside the relegation zone, he guided them to a 16th place finish during the 2024/25 season.Their impressive end to that campaign under Pereira included a six-match winning streak during the run-in.The 58-year-old’s current time away from management is his longest since leaving Flamengo in April 2023.Reflecting on recent months, he added: “Being away from football, I got to spend time with my family and recharge.“I stepped outside the bubble a bit, the football bubble. I enjoyed my city, saw my friends, travelled, and just took the chance to switch off for a while.“Then I got back into studying the game: watching matches and analysing English football, which is the football that excites me the most.Pereira secured survival with Wolves and Forest in the last two seasonsGetty“So, I’ve been following the Premier League closely, keeping an eye on the teams and trying to understand the current trends in how they play.”Pereira’s career so farPereira’s managerial career has also included spells in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Turkey, China, Germany, Greece and his native Portugal.He has also previously won league titles in charge of the likes of Porto, Olympiacos and Shanghai SIPG.Those successes give Pereira confidence he will soon secure another coaching role.Highlighting the value of his experience, he concluded: “Fundamentally, I see myself as an experienced coach, with experience gained across different leagues and different contexts.“I feel I have the ability and the tactical flexibility to adapt to the quality of the players I find when I arrive at a club: to understand their qualities and characteristics, what they feel most comfortable doing, and then build a style of play that’s high-quality and tactically consistent, based on what I find.Vitor Pereira's managerial career2004-05: Sanjoanense2005-07: Espinho2008-10: Santa Clara2011-13: Porto2013-14: Al Ahli2015: Olympiacos2015-16: Fenerbahce2017: 1860 Munich2017-20: Shanghai SIPG2021: Fenerbahce2022: Corinthians2023: Flamengo2024: Al Shabab2024-25: Wolves2026: Nottingham ForestHonours: 2x Liga Portugal, Greek Super League, Greek Cup, Chinese Super League, Chinese Super Cup, Portuguese Super Cup“Then it’s about building confidence. Making them believe in what we’re doing and what we’re building together, making them feel that we’re creating something solid and strong as a group.“Bringing everyone at the club together by giving them responsibility and believing in them, so they truly feel they’re important to the project and to what we’re building.“And bringing the fans together, getting them excited with good football, the kind where you can really feel the players are playing with great spirit.“That’s what I’ve done in my two experiences, at Wolves and at Forest. Both times we came into those clubs, we got results and hit our objectives while playing good football.”