{"id":95780,"date":"2023-11-08T14:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95780"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:25:39","slug":"ex-wolves-boss-lined-up-to-replace-nuno-espirito-santo-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/ex-wolves-boss-lined-up-to-replace-nuno-espirito-santo-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Wolves boss lined up to replace Nuno Espirito Santo in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Premier League manager &#8216;lined up to replace Nuno Espirito Santo&#8217; at Al Ittihad&#8230; after the ex-Wolves boss was sacked after just six wins in 12 league games despite boasting the likes of Karim Benzema and N&#8217;Golo Kante<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Julen Lopetegui has reportedly been lined up despite his Premier League desire\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton: &#8216;How my son nearly died&#8217; &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Al-Ittihad are reportedly lining up Julen Lopetegui, after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Pro League side have won only six of 12 league games so far this term, and made the decision to sack him after their 2-0 defeat to Air Force Club of Iraq in the Asian Champions League on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite signing the likes of Karim Benzema, N&#8217;Golo Kante and Fabinho, they sit sixth in the standings &#8211; 11 points off leaders A-Hilal.<\/p>\n<p>Santo took over at Al-Ittihad in July 2022 after being sacked by Tottenham eight months earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old, previously managed Wolves, where Lopetegui left just three days before the start of the current season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/12\/77552727-12725057-image-a-41_1699446522019.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/12\/77552749-12725057-image-a-42_1699446541379.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui has reportedly been lined up as Santo&#8217;s replacement<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish football expert Guillem Balague &#8211; who has a close relationship with Lopetegui &#8211; said that despite Al-Ittihad&#8217;s interest, the manager is keen to wait for an opportunity in the Premier League to arise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted: &#8216;His plan is clear. He will remain in England and wait for an opportunity in the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Every team that has contacted him in the past (Lyon, Villarreal, etc) was heard but I think his idea is clear (let&#8217;s see if a huge massive enormous offer changes his mind, but I doubt it).&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no Premier League vacancies for Lopetegui to apply for, with remarkably no sackings so far this campaign.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui, after guiding Wolves to a 13th place finish last season, left the club after voicing his frustrations over their lack of summer spending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spanish publication SPORT\u00a0linked the Spaniard as a potential replacement for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though the Dutchman doesn&#8217;t appear to be in any trouble yet, despite the Red Devils&#8217; disappointing start to the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/12\/77552731-12725057-image-a-43_1699446563666.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Al-Ittihad&#8217;s poor form comes despite having the likes of N&#8217;Golo Kante and Karim Benzema in their ranks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/12\/77552753-12725057-image-a-44_1699446569192.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui left Wolves days before the start of the season\u00a0after voicing his frustrations over their lack of summer spending<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ittihad said in a statement that assistant coach Hassan Khalifa will take charge &#8216;until the completion of the procedures for hiring a new coach&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8216;The club announces the termination of the contractual relationship with Portuguese coach Nuno Santo, after a comprehensive technical evaluation process for the last stage in which he took over the task of supervising the training of the first football team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Al-Ittihad club thanks coach Nuno Santo for what he provided during his tenure, wishing him success in the coming period.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12725057\/Former-Premier-League-manager-lined-replace-Nuno-Espirito-Santo-Al-Ittihad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Premier League manager &#8216;lined up to replace Nuno Espirito Santo&#8217; 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