A bottom-placed English Premier League football club Wolves have eventually appoint Julen Lopetegui as their new manager after being snubbed by the Spaniard twice in the past.
The 56-year-old, who has been in charge of some of Europe’s elite clubs including Real Madrid, Sevilla and Porto, will take charge on November 14 after securing his work permit.
Lopetegui led Sevilla to the Europa League in 2020, defeating Wolves in the last eight.
He will most likely have to wait until after this year’s soccer mundial in Qatar for his first game in charge, and that will be an away match to Everton on Boxing Day after the World Cup break, giving him time to assess the club’s squad.
Lopetegui’s appointment comes a month after the Midlands outfit decided to sack Bruno Lage following a miserable start to the new Premier League season.
He was initially offered the chance to succeed Lage after being sacked by Sevilla, but opted to turn it down at the time, largely for family reasons.
It is not the first time that Lopetegui has rejected Wolves, having also turned his back on Wolves in 2016, instead accepting a proposal to coach Spain.
The English club has lost three of their past five games under Davis, leaving them sitting second from bottom in the Premier League, and two points off Southampton in 17th.
Wolves will face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as they bid to start turning their fortunes around.
They will then face Leeds United in the Carabao Cup and Arsenal at home before the World Cup begins in Qatar.
