Former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as Al-Ittihad head coach this week.

The ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager was highly favored at the club last season, given Al-Ittihad won the Saudi league title.

However, a poor start to this campaign has seen the club remove Santo from his post.

Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Fabinho were summer arrivals, but Al-Ittihad trail Al-Hilal by 11 points after 12 games.

Former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is a serious candidate for the post, per The Mirror.

In addition, Roma manager Jose Mourinho is one whose name has also come up.