Last updated on .From the section WolvesBruno Lage guided Benfica to the Portuguese league title in 2019Wolves are closing in on the appointment of Bruno Lage to succeed Nuno Espirito Santo as manager. No agreement has been reached with the Portuguese, 45, who left Benfica last June after 18 months in charge. But Lage has flown to England for talks with Wolves chairman Jeff Shi and technical director Scott Sellars. Fellow Portuguese Nuno left Wolves on Sunday after four years at Molineux, having re-established the club in the Premier League after promotion in 2018. Wolves' parent company, Fosun, has a 20% stake in Mendes' Gestifute agency, which represents Lage and Nuno.

Source: BBC May 25, 2021 09:56 UTC