Middlesbrough Stand Rob Edwards Down From Game Amid Wolves Job Links

Middlesbrough person stood down Rob Edwards from taking complaint of Saturday’s lucifer astatine location to Birmingham City, pinch nan 42-year-old poised to time off for Wolves.

Boro rejected an charismatic attack from Wolves for their caput coach connected Thursday, but little than 24 hours later nan Championship nine pulled his pre-match property convention after he did not return training connected Friday, pinch his assistants Adi Viveash and Harry Watling doing truthful instead. Edwards was consenting to return complaint but Boro felt it was intolerable for him to do so.

Uncertainty has clouded Edwards’ business amid sustained liking from nan Premier League nine and , aft discussions pinch Boro’s hierarchy, including nan proprietor Steve Gibson connected Friday afternoon, Boro person stood Edwards down from nan dugout.

Boro are resigned to losing Edwards, who joined nan nine successful nan summer. Wolves want Edwards to win Vítor Pereira, who was sacked aft collecting conscionable 2 points from 10 games, and shortlisted him pursuing nan 3-0 conclusion astatine Fulham, an eighth convention nonaccomplishment successful nan apical formation this season.

Edwards joined Boro on a three-year statement successful June, replacing Michael Carrick. Wolves stepped up their liking successful Edwards aft Gary O’Neil withdrew from talks complete a return to nan nine connected Monday amid a protagonist backlash and doubts complete nan soul structure.

He is now expected to complete a return to Wolves, wherever he antecedently played and coached, moving successful some nan academy and nan first team. He besides had a spell successful caretaker complaint successful 2016, soon aft Fosun, nan Wolves owner, acquired nan club.

Edwards was antecedently considered for nan domiciled successful 2022, was interviewed earlier Wolves appointed Julen Lopetegui and is wide admired wrong nan club’s hierarchy.

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