Journalist Simon Stone believes that re-appointing Nuno Espirito Santo would be a ‘big call’ from Wolves.
The club have been without a manager since the start of October after relieving Bruno Lage of his duties, with the club marooned in 18th place heading into this weekend’s game.
Ruben Amorim of Sporting and Julen Lopetegui have been touted as potential candidates, although the latter has since had to step out of the race for personal reasons.
Sean Dyche is also among the favourites for the role, but 90min has reported that former coach Espirito Santo is interested in a return to Molineux.
Commenting on the possibility of the Portuguese manager once again taking the reins, Stone took to Twitter to post: “A very interesting development. Nuno looked increasingly weary as the squeezed COVID season went on. No fans, away from family. But asking him to recreate past glories is a big call by Jeff Shi if it happens.”
A very interesting development. Nuno looked increasingly weary as the squeezed COVID season went on. No fans, away from family. But asking him to recreate past glories is a big call by Jeff Shi if it happens. https://t.co/5ty24QZRSZ via @BBCSport
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) October 14, 2022
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The former Wolves boss is currently in charge of Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ittihad, with the Portuguese coach taking the role in the summer having been sacked last November by Tottenham Hotspur just five months into his tenure.
The 48-year-old had previously been in charge of the Old Gold between 2017 and 2021, leading the club back to the Premier League in his first season.
Wolves finished seventh in back-to-back campaigns upon their return before slipping to 13th the following season, while he guided the Molineux side to the Europa League quarter-finals in 2020.
Now less than 18 months after a mutual agreement saw him depart, Espirito Santo could be in line for a memorable return to help take the club away from danger.
We agree with Stone’s claim as it would not immediately strike us as a progressive appointment if they looked to bring in a familiar face – especially given his project at Molineux appeared to go stale in his final season there.