Gary O'Neil in line for Wolves manager's job as Julen Lopetegui nears exit

Gary O'Neil (right) secured Premier League endurance with Bournemouth past season

Wolves brag Julen Lopetegui is poised to permission the club, with erstwhile Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil acceptable to regenerate him successful charge.

Talks held contiguous implicit the Spaniard's exit from the nine person been amicable.

Several candidates were considered but 40-year-old O'Neil impressed the hierarchy and is acceptable to beryllium named Lopetegui's replacement.

Former Spain brag Lopetegui took implicit successful November erstwhile Wolves were bottommost of the Premier League array earlier guiding them to safety, but the club's fiscal concern led to speculation earlier this summertime that helium could leave.

Sporting manager Matt Hobbs precocious said that Lopetegui was "committed" to the Molineux side, but caller questions astir the Spaniard's aboriginal are being raised pursuing the work of president Jeff Shi's unfastened missive to fans.

Shi wrote that the club's Chinese owners, Fosun, person nary volition of selling the club, which finished 13th successful the Premier League past season.

However, helium stressed that Wolves indispensable beryllium cautious with their summertime spending successful bid to conscionable the Premier League's fiscal just play rules.

According to FFP rules, the nine indispensable marque a nett connected subordinate trading this summertime to debar exceeding the accumulated £105m nonaccomplishment implicit a three-year period, the maximum permitted.

They sold skipper Ruben Neves to Saudi Arabian broadside Al-Hilal for a nine grounds £47m successful June and besides allowed Mexican striker Raul Jimenez articulation Fulham for £5m past month.

Lopetegui has struggled to enlistee caller signings for his squad, with the lone notable incoming being Republic of Ireland full-back Matt Doherty's instrumentality arsenic a escaped cause successful July.

O'Neil guided Bournemouth to Premier League information past play with a 15th-place decorativeness but was sacked successful June and replaced by Andoni Iraola, who led Spanish broadside Rayo Vallecano to 11th successful La Liga past season.

Wolves volition play Manchester United connected Monday successful the opening fixture of their Premier League season.

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