{"id":297379,"date":"2023-12-19T18:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297379"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:23:59","slug":"julen-lopetegui-reveals-that-he-wants-his-next-job-to-be-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/julen-lopetegui-reveals-that-he-wants-his-next-job-to-be-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Julen Lopetegui reveals that he wants his next job to be in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui reveals that he wants his next job to be in England amid links with Manchester United<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ex-Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui wants his next job to be in England\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lopetegui has been suggested as a potential replacement for Erik ten Hag\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s LAZY to criticise a team for setting up defensively. It requires intelligence, hard work, discipline and selflessness. Well done Man United &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui has revealed that he wants his managerial return to be in England.<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui hasn&#8217;t managed since his departure from Molineux in August but insisted that when he does return to coaching he wants to be back in the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old is reportedly &#8216;very well placed&#8217;\u00a0to succeed Erik ten Hag as Manchester United boss if the Dutchman is sacked.<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui described the English top flight as the best league in the world.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0Sky Sports:\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve said no to different countries and different situations because I would like to stay here in England.\u00a0I feel like our team here is just starting and we want to achieve our dreams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/16\/79135201-0-image-a-1_1703004903887.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui wants his next managerial job to be in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/17\/79136583-12882149-image-a-18_1703006386235.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui has been linked with Manchester United as a potential replacement for Erik ten Hag<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The way the country lives football here is special &#8211; it&#8217;s the best league in the world, the most competitive league in the world, the best environment for the players, coaches and fans too.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Spain, Real Madrid and Sevilla boss says that it is important to have a project where he is able to put his stamp on the club.<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui added that he is comfortable fighting for different aims, whether challenging for the title or attempting to avoid relegation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui said: &#8216;I have fought for titles, I have fought for different aims but of course for the most important thing to feel like you have a project you can put your stamp on it, where you can work and improve the performance of the whole club &#8211; if you ask me, I&#8217;d like this kind of challenge and to be able to achieve each aim the club has.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have to be ready. When you accept a challenge, it&#8217;s not just about the players and the way you want to play\u2026 I think you have to understand where you are, what&#8217;s the culture of the club and the history too.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/17\/79136635-12882149-image-a-20_1703006471279.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui guided Wolves to a 13th place finish in his only season as manager of the club<\/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, with a show every Monday and Thursday 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>During his time as Wolves manager Lopetegui managed to help the club avoid relegation from the Premier League last season as they finished in 13th place.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lopetegui was in charge of Wolves for less than a year, with his departure coming after disagreements with the board regarding the club&#8217;s transfer policy.<\/p>\n<p>Gary O&#8217;Neil succeeded him, with Wolves currently in 13th place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>It was also reported by Relevo that Lopetegui turned down an offer worth \u00a315.5million a year to manage in the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12882149\/Wolves-manager-Julen-Lopetegui-England-Manchester-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui reveals that he wants his next job to be in England amid links with Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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