Man United open their Premier League season campaign against Wolves on Monday, August 14.
Julien Lopetegui has left his post as Wolves manager just days before the club takes on Manchester United in the opening match of the Premier League season.
Lopetegui took over at Molyneux in November 2022 to replace Bruno Lage withWolveslanguishing at the bottom of the table. The former Real Madrid boss guided his new side to comfortable safety with a 13th-placed finish.
However, ‘differences of opinion on certain issues’ has led to a rift between the Spaniard and the club which has led to Lopetegui leaving Wolves after nine months in charge. His departure comes on the eve of the new season with Wolves now without a coach just six days before they take onUnitedat Old Trafford on Monday, August 14.
An official ȿτɑτємєɴτ from Wolves read: “Wolves and Julen Lopetegui have reached an agreement to part ways, єɴԀing the Spaniard’s nine-month reign as head coach at the club.
“Lopetegui joined Wolves in November and successfully guided the club to Premier League safety, however, the head coach and club acknowledged and accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable єɴԀ to his contract was the best solution for all parties.
“Talks have been ongoing in recent weeks, held with the utmost respect and cordiality, affording the club time and space to begin work on finding a successor, while also ensuring that Julen and his backroom staff could continue their ρłɑɴned ρɾєρɑɾɑtion to ensure the playing squad would be in the best possible condition for the start of the Premier League season.
“Lopetegui arrived with the club bottom of the Premier League, and won nine league games from that point, including against Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux, which helped the Old Gold secure a sixth successive top-flight campaign.
“As well as Lopetegui, his backroom team, consisting of Pablo Sanz, Juan Peinado, Oscar Caro, Edu Rubio, Borja De Alba Alonso and Daniel Lopetegui, will all depart the club too.”
Former Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil is the current favourite to replace Lopetegui.
