Wolverhampton Wanderers will have to consider the January transfer window when appointing their new manager with the first-team squad at Molineux in need of ‘balance’, according to journalist Dean Jones. Bruno Lage was handed more than £120 million to strengthen his side in the summer and, following his sacking, the Portuguese’s replacement will expect to be able to invest come January.
According to The Telegraph, the former Sevilla boss was made the club’s top choice to replace Lage in the Molineux dugout. A report from BBC Sport has since detailed that chairman Jeff Shi has flown to Spain in order to hold talks with Lopetegui over the vacant role in the West Midlands.
The outlet states that the 56-year-old is interested in the job but, due to the health of his father, is in a complicated position at present.
Lopetegui was dismissed as Sevilla manager after winning just one of his opening seven La Liga clashes this season, leaving them hovering ominously above the relegation zone.