Premier League strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers have denied reports that they held negotiations to bring veteran Zamalek coach Jesualdo Ferreira to Molineux as Bruno Lage’s replacement, via Remontada.
If current frontrunner Mick Beale came as something of a shock – with just four months of experience as a head coach under his belt at Queens Park Rangers – then that is nothing compared to the reaction that would have greeted the appointment of 76-year-old Ferreira at Molineux.
The Portuguese was linked with the vacant Wolves post earlier this week. Despite his advancing years, Ferreira’s CV makes for very impressive reading. A former Portugal, Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon coach; he has won no fewer than 14 trophies during a nomadic managerial career.
But, according to a statement put out by Wolves in the Egyptian media, reports of negotiations between Ferreira and the Black Country outfit are wide of the mark.
Wolves want Mick Beale of QPR as their new manager
“(The reports are) not true,” the statement reads, via Kora11. “There are many names that are linked. But nothing has been decided yet.
“We’ll wait until the right time to decide what’s best for the team.”
Since then, Wolves appear to have slammed their foot down onto the accelerator; QPR boss Beale emerging suddenly as the number one candidate. Per The Athletic, the 42-year-old has a release clause in his contract.
And Beale, who worked alongside Steven Gerrard at Rangers and Aston Villa, made no attempt to hide his desire to coach at the very highest level when quizzed about those Wolves links at his Tuesday press conference.
After considering Julen Lopetegui and former boss Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves appear to be moving in a different direction. A more exciting one at that. Beale, like fellow candidate Peter Bosz, is a coach who prides himself upon positive, front-foot football.
A welcome change from the Lage’s often stupefying tactics. Beale is also a Portuguese speaker following his spell in Brazil with Sao Paulo.
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