Does the FEF have how to pay Ricardo Gareca to be DT of the Ecuadorian team? He earned 113% more in Peru than Gustavo Alfaro in the Tricolor

In a publication on December 22, EL UNIVERSO, based on data provided by a source with first-hand knowledge of the subject, mentioned this: “Gustavo Alfaro would not renew his contract as coach of the Tricolor as a result of the dispute that took place with executives of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (for the integration of the 26-player roster for the Qatar 2022 World Cup), a source close to the Argentine coach’s environment and the leadership assured this newspaper ten days ago”.

Gustavo Alfaro was offered to lead Uruguay since last December 2, according to the Uruguayan press

The EL UNIVERSO informant added that “another point that would have caused a distancing is the alleged delays in premium payments to Alfaro, for prizes for the tie.” From that date, three weeks ago, and even with the expectation of renewal with the DT that with Ecuador qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, the name of Ricardo Gareca began to be linked as an option for the FEF. The data was disseminated from Peru, where the Tiger He worked until the previous June.

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Gareca spoke about this option: “The authorities (of the FEF) must be left alone so that they can decide. I hope they reach an agreement. Gustavo has done a great job from every point of view. Only in the event that Gustavo leaves definitively can I join”. What will happen with this intention of Gareca now that Alfaro is officially detached from the Tricolor?

‘Gustavo Alfaro’s successor must have absolute freedom and live in Ecuador. National technicians do not have the opportunity to participate in the process’

Uruguay is looking for him

Gareca, 64, is wanted again by Peru, but like Alfaro, he has been offered by businessmen to the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) since December 2, according to the newspaper. The Observer, from Montevideo, which gives Alfaro an advantage over the other candidate because he would receive a lower salary.

This newspaper emphasizes that 72 hours after the elimination of Ecuador in Qatar, Alfaro and Gareca appeared “on the scene of the Uruguayan team and play their game. The phone of the AUF leaders rings insistently, through various businessmen, who offered the names of the Argentines”.

After Alfaro leaked through journalists friends of his that the Federation owed him three months’ salary, the question that arises regarding Gareca as eventual helmsman of the Tricolor is: where will the FEF get the money to pay the Tiger?

Does the FEF have money?

Ecuafútbol made it clear that the salary of the Argentine and his body of collaborators was $1,735,102.08 in 2021. That amount appears in the economic report that the entity delivered in January 2022.

It would be understood that the FEF does not have the resources to commit to Gareca, for still owing Alfaro money for wages, plus an item for the prize for qualifying for the World Cup.

According to the magazine Management, from Peru, specializing in economics, “Gareca arrived in Peru in 2015 to lead the soccer team and qualify for the World Cup (Russia 2018). The salary of the Argentine DT was a little more than 308,000 dollars a month, approximately, which added up to the great figure of 3.7 million dollars a year. It is more than what Alfaro received, with difficulties.

113% more

In Peru Gareca, who could not lead the southerners to Qatar 2022 after losing a play-off game with Australia, received 113% more annually for salary than what Alfaro agreed to for his process, which did end with the sealed ticket to the World Cup. Or what is the same: Gareca earns 1.13 times more than the now ex-trainer of the Tri.

One of Alfaro’s demands to sign a new agreement with the FEF would have been, according to various sources, an increase to $4 million per year.

On which of the two would be the coach of Uruguay the newspaper the The Observer says: “In the case of Alfaro, the economic issue is not a limitation. Uruguay can offer you a contract similar to the one proposed by Ecuador. The AUF pays $150,000 per month for the entire coaching staff, taxes included. The technician receives about $60,000 monthly. This equates to $1.8 million a year. The figure he receives in Ecuador is similar (according to Francisco Egas, the FEF paid him $1.6 million per year). Gareca’s situation is different. In Peru, the DT received three times more salary”. (D)