Middlesbrough have given Rob Edwards permission to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers about the managerial vacancy at the Premier League club after initially rejecting an approach, the second-tier Championship club said on Saturday.

Wolves are scrambling for a new manager after the Premier League's bottom side sacked manager Vitor Pereira following a winless start to the season.

Edwards, who previously guided Luton Town to the Premier League in his first season, took charge of Middlesbrough on a three-year contract in June but appears to have had his head turned following interest from Wolves.

The 42-year-old did not hold his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's game against Birmingham City, with British media reporting he had been stood down from the game.

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