Wolves have appointed ex-Real Madrid and Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui as their new manager after he initially declined the position.
The 56-year-old will take over as manager on November 14, when the Premier League will be suspended for the World Cup in Qatar.
Lopetegui was the club’s first choice to take over after Bruno Lage was fired on October 2, but he chose to stay at home to be near his elderly father.
“Julen is a top coach with extensive experience at the highest levels of the game,” Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said.
“Julen has been our number one choice to manage Wolves since the beginning, and we look forward to welcoming him and his team when they join us in the future.”
Lopetegui’s first match will be away to Everton in the Premier League on 26 December.
Former Real Madrid boss Lopetegui was sacked by Sevilla after three years in charge following a Champions League group game defeat by Borussia Dortmund in October.
Lopetegui was appointed Sevilla boss in June 2019 and led the club to the Europa League title in 2020.
His Wolves predecessor Lage was sacked after a run of one win in 15 Premier League matches, going back to last season, with caretaker Steve Davis currently charge.
The club had previously said Davis would remain in charge until 2023 after QPR boss Michael Beale rejected the job.
Wolves have lost three of their past five games under Davis and are second from bottom of the Premier League – two points below Southampton, who are just outside the relegation zone in 17th.
They play Brighton at Molineux on Saturday at 15:00 GMT, host Leeds in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday and then play Arsenal on 12 November in their final game before the World Cup break.
Lopetegui, who was due to coach Spain at the 2018 World Cup only to be sacked days before the tournament after accepting an offer from Real Madrid, is familiar to Wolves chairman Shi.
Ref: BBC
