Wolves have had their approach to Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards rejected.
The Premier League club made an approach on Thursday but has been refused permission to speak to him by the Championship side.
Sky Sports News reported that Edwards is a candidate for the role following the sacking of manager Vitor Pereira on November 2nd after starting the Premier League season without a win in 10 games.
He has been considered as a candidate and is currently considered the frontrunner at Molineux.
The Middlesbrough manager has been linked with Wolves, making over 100 appearances for them as a player from 2004 to 2008.
He was also part of the club’s coaching staff, working with the U18 team in 2014 before being promoted to a first-team coaching position in 2015.
He returned to the club after a short break and was due to become head coach of the Under-23 team in 2019, a role he held until joining Forest Green Rovers in 2021.
Rob Edwards has previously insisted his only focus is to turn things around at Middlesbrough
Edwards replaced Michael Carrick at Middlesbrough in the summer, leading the team to third place in the Championship.
When previously asked about replacing Pereira at Molineux, he insisted he was fully focused on the job at the Riverside Stadium.
“You know my connection to the club (Wolves),” Edwards said. “But my whole focus is on this job here, a great job, and trying to turn things around.
“It’s difficult to comment on speculation, but we’ve done a decent job so far.
“It’s all speculation anyway. I’m never attracted to anything that’s all hypothetical, and I don’t want to be attracted to it.
“I love being manager of Middlesbrough and I like to think about it.
“All I can say is that I don’t think about it because I’m just focused on it. It’s all what my daughter told me.”
Wolves had previously held talks with former manager Gary O’Neill over a return to the club, but O’Neill chose to withdraw from the race himself citing timing issues.
Wolves’ upcoming games…
8th November: Chelsea (a) – Premier League, 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 22nd November: Crystal Palace (h) – Premier League, 3pm kick-off, 30th November: Aston Villa (a) – Premier League, 2:05pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 3rd December: Nottingham Forest (h) – Premier League, 7.30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports December 8: Man United (h) – Premier League, 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports
