Former Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui
Wolves are readying a two-year deal for Julen Lopetegui, according to Football Insider.
The Lowdown: Lopetegui links
Wolves have been on the hunt for a new boss for over a week now after deciding to part ways with Bruno Lage. John Percy stated that Lopetegui was on the club’s radar shortly after Lage’s dismissal while he was still under contract with Sevilla.
The 56-year-old has since lost his job with the La Liga side, which resulted in Wolves stepping up their pursuit of the Spaniard. Steve Madeley believes Wolves will likely confirm Lopetegui later this week, with an update now emerging.
The Latest: Update
FI shared more news regarding Wolves and Lopetegui on Monday morning. They revealed that further talks were set to take place yesterday with the manager and super-agent Jorge Mendes.
The report said that Wolves are ‘ready’ to offer Lopetegui a ‘two-year deal with the option of a third year.’
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The Verdict: In charge vs Forest?
If Wolves can wrap up a deal in the next 48 hours, you’d like to think that there is a possibility Lopetegui could be in the Molineux dugout against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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That could give him time to lay out the basics of his preferred attacking 4-3-3 formation, a system that has been used four times by Wolves in the Premier League this season.
A few tactical alterations could be made, though, as Saturday’s meeting with fellow strugglers Forest is a huge one with both clubs currently in the bottom three.
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