Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo shoots down Man United links

Sport360 staff 23:45 14/09/2018
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  • Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has refused to entertain speculation linking him and midfielder Ruben Neves with moves away from Molineux.

    During the international break, a German newspaper suggested the 44-year-old has been earmarked as a potential successor to fellow Portuguese Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, while Neves has been linked with Paris St Germain.

    Nuno dismissed the stories and insisted he is only focused on his day-to-day job at Wolves.

    “You know me, I don’t talk about that. It doesn’t make sense,” he said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at home to Burnley.

    “Now is not the moment to even think. I totally ignore that.”

    Asked if he had ambitions of going on to manage at that level, Nuno said: “I don’t do like that. I go on a daily basis. I know what I have to do tomorrow to prepare the boys well, prepare the team for a tough game against Burnley.

    “This is the way I look at the future, day by day. We ignore the situations, it doesn’t affect us. The players know the reality, there is no transfers now anyway so there is no point in talking.”

    Neves has been linked with a move to PSG.

    Neves has been linked with a move to PSG.

    Wolves went into the international break on the back of winning their first Premier League game of the season.

    Nuno wants his team to pick up where they left off at West Ham when they resume action against Burnley.

    “The most important thing is that we established standards in the last game and we must do that again,” he said.

    “We must maintain the same standards in the competition. Intensity, the way we play and we have to do it once more and Sunday we have to go for it.”

    Wolves could be without Raul Jimenez after the forward, who scored on the opening day of the season against Everton, sustained a muscle injury while away on international duty with Mexico.

    Portuguese winger Ivan Cavaleiro is yet to play this campaign due to a back problem and he will remain out.

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