Rob Edwards would be interested in speaking to Wolves about becoming their new manager, Daily Mail Sport understands.
The Middlesbrough boss is Wolves’ top target to succeed Vitor Pereira and his scheduled pre-match press conference ahead of the Championship club’s clash with Birmingham on Saturday was cancelled. Edwards is now believed to be in discussions with the Boro hierarchy about what happens next.
Edwards did not take training on Friday morning and there are serious doubts whether he will be in the dugout on Saturday.
Boro rejected Wolves’ initial approach for Edwards, and Wolves would have to pay compensation to secure him. But it is now thought that several Boro players are expecting Edwards to move to Molineux, even though it is still unclear whether he would accept their offer.
Wolves initially made a move for their former boss Gary O’Neil, but O’Neil withdrew from the race amid huge hostility from supporters and doubts among players about his return.
Edwards, 42, played for Wolves from 2004-08 and spent six years as a coach at Molineux, leaving in 2019 to take up a role with the FA.
Middlesbrough have cancelled Rob Edwards’ pre-match press conference after Wolves made a move to approach the Boro boss
Edwards is understood to be keen on joining the Premier League strugglers, with Jeff Shi leading the recruitment process
Since then, he has managed Forest Green Rovers, Watford and Luton, before taking over at Middlesbrough last summer. Edwards has experience of managing both in the Championship and the Premier League, having led Luton to promotion in 2023.
The Hatters were relegated back to the second tier that season and Edwards was dismissed during the following campaign, which ended in another relegation, this time to League One.
+Middlesbrough are third in the table, five points behind leaders Coventry, after a strong start to the season.
