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title: "Exclusive: Steve Bull thinks Wolves could look at Julen Lopetegui in manager search"
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published: "2021-05-27T11:00:36Z"
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# Exclusive: Steve Bull thinks Wolves could look at Julen Lopetegui in manager search

**Speaking exclusively to [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/), former Wolves striker Steve Bull thinks his old side could look at Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui in their bid to replace Nuno Espirito Santo.**

Nuno shocked supporters when it was announced on Wolves’ website last week that the 47-year-old [will be leaving the club after four successful years](https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/club/20210521-nuno-set-to-leave-wolves/#) at Molineux.

It, of course, leaves the Midlands outfit needing a new manager, and various reports have suggested that ex-Benfica boss Bruno Lage [is one of the frontrunners](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11699/12316569/bruno-lage-wolves-to-hold-talks-with-former-benfica-manager-over-becoming-nuno-espirito-santos-successor) to succeed his compatriot.

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Bull, however, would not be surprised to see his old club turn to someone like Lopetegui, who has been getting mentioned by supporters on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?q=lopetegui%20wwfc&src=typed_query&f=live).

Asked by **TT** whether he could see chairman Jeff Shi and Jorge Mendes headhunting the 54-year-old Sevilla manager for the position, the Wolves legend said:

*“I think so, I think so. There’ll be names bandied left, right and centre. If \[Jose\] Mourinho was free, you would have dropped him in the hat as well. But, you know, it’s just a lottery at the moment.*

*“I’m like all the other Wolves fans, waiting with bated breath to see what’s happened or what’s going to happen in the future.”*

Lopetegui came close to joining Wolves back in 2016, something he previously confirmed to the [MailOnline](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5835705/Julen-Lopetegui-joined-Wolves-2016-way-Real-Madrid.html).

The Spaniard has managed his country, Real Madrid and, of course, Sevilla, where he won the Europa League in 2020, so he would be quite some appointment for Wolves.