Staff Reporter.
Wolves have appointed former Benfica boss Bruno Lage as their new manager.
Lage was previously assistant to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea before joining Benfica, where he won the Portuguese title in 2019.
“I’m happy, excited, with a big ambition to do great things for this club,” said Lage.
Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo, who took charge at Wolves in 2017, won the Championship in his first season before guiding the club to successive seventh-placed finishes in the Premier League.
Lage has been out of work since leaving last Benfica June after 18 months in charge.
He took over the Lisbon club at the start of January 2019 and they ended the season as champions. However, the following campaign was not as good and Lage was dismissed in June 2020.
“I’m very happy. It’s a big opportunity. I’m very happy because I’ve returned to this country, and to be the manager of a big team,” added Lage.
“I want to create a good dynamic with all the departments of the club. I have tried to link all together to start to build up the new cycle.
“It’s a good opportunity to understand what Nuno [Espirito Santo] did in these four years and my ambition is to continue and to improve what he did.”