Wolves have had their approach for Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards rejected.

The Premier League club made their approach on Thursday, but have been denied permission by the Championship side to speak to him.

Sky Sports News reported Edwards was a candidate for the role after Vitor Pereira was sacked on November 2 following a 10-game winless start to the Premier League season.

He has been among several names under consideration - and is now seen as the favoured candidate at Molineux.

The Middlesbrough boss has a history with Wolves, having made over 100 appearances for them during his time there as a player from 2004 to 2008.

He was also part of the club's coaching staff, working with the U18s in 2014 before being promoted to a coaching role with the first team in 2015.

He would return to the club after a short spell away to become head coach of the U23s in 2019, a position he held before joining Forest Green Rovers in 2021.

Image: Rob Edwards has previously claimed his only focus is turning things around at Middlesbrough

Edwards replaced Michael Carrick at Middlesbrough in the summer, and...