WOLVES are weighing up a move to make former Rangers coach Michael Beale their boss.
Molineux chiefs are still searching for Bruno Lage’s successor after Julen Lopetegui rejected the chance to take over.
And that leaves current QPR manager Beale and former boss Nuno Espirito Santo as favourites to take over.
SunSport understands former Liverpool youth boss Beale has now moved ahead of Nuno.
They see the 42-year-old as the progressive, hands-on coach they need.
It would also help that he speaks Portuguese — like 11 of the club’s first-team squad — following a spell coaching Brazilian giants Sao Paulo.
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QPR will demand hefty compensation for Steven Gerrard’s former assistant at Aston Villa, who signed a three-year deal at Loftus Road in June.
Despite his side losing 3-1 at Luton on Saturday, Beale has made an impressive start in the Championship, with QPR fourth and just a point from the top.
It’s his first top job after being a key part of Gerrard’s staff at both Ibrox and Villa Park.
He was credited with an integral role behind the scenes as Rangers won their first league title in a decade in 2021.
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Axed Watford boss Rob Edwards — a former Wolves player — was interviewed but is not expected to be appointed.
Nuno is currently managing Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia having spent four years at Wolves.
He lifted the club out of the Championship and steered them into the Europa League before joining Tottenham.
Caretaker boss Steve Davis has bossed Wolves’ last two games, with Saturday’s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest lifting the club out of the drop zone.
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