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da supremo： Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to continue their majestic run on the European stage this evening, although the focus in the media won’t be on their impressive achievements to date, instead, the spotlight will be on the man who has changed it all in the west Midlands.
Nuno Santo.
The Portuguese native was a relatively unknown manager, one that had failed to bring silverware to Primeira Liga giants Porto, so there were always going to be doubts when he was appointed the manager of a midtable Championship team.
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But what a decision that has been.
A league title in 2018. A Premier League finish of seventh. And Europa League qualification.
His exploits have finally been noticed – if reports are to be believed – as BBC Sport claim that Nuno is in the running for the Arsenal job with pressure continuing to build on the struggling Spaniard.
It also appears that super-agent Jorge Mendes has some part to play in any potential deal as he has a long-standing relationship with Gunners’ head of football Raul Sanllehi, which stretches well past the few years the Portuguese man has dealt with Wolves.
Why should Nuno leave his project at Molineux, though?
The 45-year-old boss may have to defy his agent as he’s much more than just one man in control of putting out the team on a Saturday afternoon.
Nuno has won 54.5% of his 123 matches in charge, combined with the trio of accomplishments above. In addition to being adored by just about every old gold supporter in the country.
During that time, Arsenal have only got worse, more toxic, and are on a completely different trajectory compared to Wolves.
It is also still early days in the quest to bring greatness to the west Midlands side – Nuno, Mendes, and Fosun all play a significant part in that, there’s no need to scupper it to do anyone else a favour.
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Wolves are in the ascendancy – massive stadium plans are incoming, finances are at an all-time high, and they are now competing amongst the top five in the Premier League.
Everything combined is enough for Nuno to make a simple decision. His future lies in this project, at least until all stages have been complete.
In other news, have Wolves found the perfect upgrade to their loan flop Jesus Vallejo?