Wolves still hold an interest in Mainz’s Bundesliga coach Bo Svensson despite the Dane making it clear recently that is he is not tempted by a move to the Premier League, according to The Telegraph.
When Wolverhampton Wanderers sacked the increasingly unpopular Bruno Lage on October 2nd, following a drab 2-0 defeat to West Ham United, even the most pessimistic of Molineux matchgoers would not have imagined that they would be back on the blower to a man who departed the Black Country just 17 months ago – Nuno Espirito Santo’s first spell at the helm ending in rather underwhelming fashion.
Hardly the behaviour of a club with a clear progression plan in place.
The feeling was, back in May 2021, that Nuno and Wolves had reached the end of their relationship. Once a whirlwind romance, the flame had blown out; an amicable separation seemingly for the benefit of everyone involved.
Now, with Bruno Lage proving to be little more than an unfulfilling rebound – leaving supporters feeling empty inside and pining for the good old days – a potential reunion with Nuno appears to be on the cards. Albeit a reunion borne out of necessity, rather than desire.
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Julen Lopetegui, seemingly the club’s top choice, rebuffed Wolves’ advances. Ditto Ruben Amorim. Svensson, meanwhile, is in a committed relationship with Mainz 05, and turning his head will not be easy.
“I feel very, very comfortable in Mainz. The task we have at the moment is very interesting,” Svensson explained recently; confirming his desire to stay at the Bundesliga outfit until next year at the earliest.
“At the moment, I have a lot of work here. I give everything (to Mainz).”
According to The Telegraph, this very public show of commitment has not put Wolves off. Their interest in the 43-year-old Dane remains. That is despite the added complication that Svensson, labelled ‘outstanding’ by Jurgen Klopp after dragging Mainz out of the relegation mire and into the vertigo-inducing heights of the top-half, still has almost two years remaining on his contract.
Wolves have also held talks with former youth coach Rob Edwards. Al-Ittihad’s president, however, insists that Nuno, like Svensson, is committed to seeing out the remainder of his contract at his current employers.
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