Guillem Balague has claimed Wolves told Julen Lopetegui at the end of last season that there wouldn’t be money to spend on new players, having initially said that there would be.
The Spaniard is no longer the head coach at Molineux, having reached an agreement with the club to leave last night.
Gary O’Neil has been brought in today as his replacement.
But there is still a big focus on Lopetegui and the messy way in which he departed.
Many Wolves fans are aghast at the way this whole thing has been handled.
Many are unhappy with both Fosun and Lopetegui, considering Wolves’ season gets underway next Monday.
Last night, journalist Balague – someone who has seemingly had a hand in Lopetegui’s exit – provided some information.
Guillem Balague suggests Wolves lied to Julen Lopetegui
Balague wrote a few words on Lopetegui last night for the BBC.
He knows the Spaniard well and obviously, he recently conducted an interview with Lopetegui which many feel was done to help him get out of the club on his terms. It is something that apparently irked Wolves officials.
Balague has shared details of a conversation he had with Lopetegui about what he was told by the club about new signings.
He said: “Lopetegui told me a few days back that when he first arrived the club had told him that, if he managed to save Wolves from relegation last season, he would be able to sign players, not the most expensive ones, but young and talented players. It was an exciting prospect.
“At the end of the season he was told this was not the case. But he could recruit players on free transfers. He had to consider his position, but finally accepted that was the new target and challenge.
“Then, as is public after the club wrote a statement, he was told that even this was not possible and that he could sign nobody.
“Lopetegui’s frustration results from the fact that he believes Wolves bosses moved the goalposts twice.”
Lopetegui right to be angry, but he’s not blameless for the mess
Pretty much all Wolves fans will have some sympathy for Lopetegui. Or most would have, before the last couple of weeks.
His decision to do that interview with Balague started to get some people turning against him.
And you can understand it.
The fact Lopetegui left just days before the new season starts has certainly given this situation the look of dragging things out in the hope of receiving a pay-off.
Wolves fans must now get behind O’Neil, as he seeks to provide some stability during a hugely turbulent period for the club.