English Premier League top side Wolves have path ways with their head coach Julen Lopetegui few days before the start of the season. The manager left the club, with ex-Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil set to take his place in he club. It was gathered that the 56-year-old manager Lopetegui has long informed the club that he wants to leave so it is no surprise now that it has happened.
The English Premier League club Wolves said both parties had “accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable end to his contract was the best solution”. They also announced the Spaniard’s departure two days before the Premier League season begins – they face Manchester United on Monday which will the Monday night football in the season.
The club said talks had been “ongoing in recent weeks, held with the utmost respect and cordiality” to give the club time to work on finding a successor and allow Lopetegui and his staff to get the squad in good shape for the new season.
It also gathered that the agreement to part ways was sealed after the friendly with Celtic last month, but that Lopetegui agreed to continue to allow time to find a replacement. Several candidates were considered as Lopetegui’s replacement but 40-year-old O’Neil impressed the hierarchy and is expected to be confirmed as the new manager on Wednesday.
O’Neil guided Premier League club Bournemouth to safety last season with a 15th-place finish but was sacked in June and replaced by Andoni Iraola, who led Spanish side Rayo Vallecano to 11th in La Liga last season. Spanish journalist Guillem Balague said Lopetegui was not allowed to sign any players this summer, after believing the squad would be strengthened.