Wolves and Julen Lopetegui parted ways last night after much speculation he would leave the club.
The Spaniard had cut a frustrated figure over the summer due to the club’s financial position.
He believed that he could not work with the squad he had.
Lopetegui’s exit from Wolves comes at the worst possible time.
Wolves get their 2023/24 campaign underway on Monday against Manchester United.
It is expected Gary O’Neil will come in as the new manager. And the 40-year-old will have a massive job on his hands given the extremely quick turnaround.
Julen Lopetegui missing out on Alex Scott was the final straw
The Athletic have reported this morning about how Lopetegui’s exit came about.
It is mentioned that he was particularly frustrated about the Alex Scott transfer saga.
Lopetegui had wanted Scott for a long time.
He felt as though the English youngster was a serious talent, capable of improving his squad in a post-Ruben Neves era.
But Wolves didn’t have the means of signing him, with Lopetegui initially thinking that Wolves had the flexibility in their budget to sign him.
Missing out on the 19-year-old was apparently the ‘final straw’ for Lopetegui.
He also wanted a wanted a centre-back, a left-back, a midfielder and a striker brought in.
Wolves fans will share Lopetegui’s frustrations about Scott
So Lopetegui thought that there was genuine potential for Scott to be signed, only for Wanderers to be unable to land the Bristol City youngster.
Seemingly that was moment he knew he had been lied to regarding the finances.
Fans will share Lopetegui’s frustrations about Scott.
He looks an absolutely brilliant young player.
And it stings because he was reportedly very open to making the move.