Julen Lopetegui: Wolves reopen talks over manager job after ex-Spain boss turned them down

Lopetegui was fto spell by Sevilla successful October aft 3 years arsenic their manager

Wolves are backmost successful talks with Julen Lopetegui astir becoming their caller manager aft helium turned them down past month.

However, the erstwhile Spain brag opted to stay astatine location to beryllium adjacent his aged father.

Steve Davis remains successful caretaker complaint astatine Molineux and Wolves person mislaid 3 of their past 5 games nether him.

QPR manager Michael Beale rejected the job with the nine besides having spoken to erstwhile manager Nuno Espirito Santo and precocious departed Lyon caput manager Peter Bosz astir the vacancy.

Wolves are 2nd from bottommost - 2 points disconnected Southampton, who are conscionable extracurricular the relegation portion successful 17th - and person been without a imperishable manager since 2 October.

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Lopetegui impressed the Wolves hierarchy erstwhile they archetypal spoke with him astir becoming their manager successful 2016.

On that occasion, aft 10 days of negotiations, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approached Lopetegui and helium became Spain manager.

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