Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers confirm Portuguese boss as their new manager

Just a day after the departure of Paul Lambert, Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed the arrival of their new manager.

On the club’s official twitter page, they have states that Nuno Espirito Santo will be the club’s new head coach.

Nuno was previously manager of FC Porto, and helped them to a second place finish in Liga NOS, as well as the Champions League Round of 16.

Before joining Porto, the Portuguese manager spent 18 months at Valencia, helping them to reach the Champions League.

Nuno is not the only new face arriving at the club today. Three new coaches have also been added.

Rui Pedro Silva arrives as assistant head coach, Rui Barbosa as goalkeeping coach and Antonio Dias as fitness coach.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Wolves main director Jeff Shi said: “I first got to know Nuno two years ago, and, at that time, we hadn’t taken over Wolves. But when talking to him, I was impressed by his football tactics.”

“Since the very beginning of the Wolves project, Fosun has been very clear on our strategic thinking and philosophy, and has huge ambition and confidence to achieve our goals.”

“In a sense, we are very glad to find Nuno with a football philosophy that is similar to ours.”

Shi was complimentary about Nuno’s past, acknowledging is previous successes.

“He has an impressive track record in the top divisions in Spain and Portugal, and took Porto to the knockout stages of the Champions League last season,” he said.

“We are all looking forward to working with Nuno and his staff, and are excited about what he can achieve with Wolves as we go into the new season and beyond.”

 

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