Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno Espirito Santo dismisses Ian Cathro reports

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo has dismissed reports that he is about to add former Hearts boss Ian Cathro to his backroom staff.

The ex-Jambos head coach, who has worked with Santo at Rio Ave in Portugal and Valencia, was recently spotted at Molineux, sparking rumours of a reunion between the pair.

However, the Wolves boss has been quoted as saying that Cathro was merely paying him a social visit.

"I have known Ian for a long, long time. Unfortunately he is no longer in the job at Hearts," Santo told The Sun. "But he was only here to visit me as a friend."

Cathro was sacked as Hearts boss on August 1, having won just eight of his 30 matches at the helm.