‘Bombshell! Ricardo Gareca, DT of Ecuador ‘,’ Now he is a rival! ‘, ‘There is total agreement ‘, say newspapers in Peru about the alleged contracting

Although Francisco Egas, president of the Ecuadorian Football Federation, said on Tuesday night that “the leadership is just in a stage of analyzing applicants” to replace coach Gustavo Alfaro, from Spain the newspaper ACE He affirmed this Wednesday that Ricardo Gareca will be the new driver of the Tricolor.

“The first step in the process is to define a bit what we want. I think that with the experience of four years, and with what we have lived, I think the profile is more or less clear, “said the head of Ecuafútbol in the aforementioned interview.”

According to the note of ACE “The Argentine coach (Gareca) and the Ecuadorian Federation have reached an agreement to officially assume the position of coach of the National Team at the end of January. After the departure of Gustavo Alfaro de la Tri, the FEF has accelerated negotiations with the former coach of Peru.

About the option of Gareca in Ecuador (who in Peru earned $3.7 million annually, 113% more than Alfaro, whose payment per year was $1.6 million) is all Egas said: “He is a great coach, with an incredible pass in South American soccer, who knows national team soccer in depth. Like many others, it would be an honor if Ricardo considered joining the Ecuadorian national team.”

But beyond the praise of the Quito leader for the 64-year-old trainer, this Wednesday the Peruvian press picked up the news of Gareca in Ecuador as a fait accompli.

The Republic: “Bombshell! Ricardo Gareca will be the new coach of Ecuador with a view to the 2026 World Cup! New directions. After his departure from the Peruvian team, the question about the future of Ricardo Gareca grew. After several months of what happened, the Argentine coach would already have everything ready to take over the reins of a South American team.

Express: “Ricardo Gareca will be the next coach of the Ecuadorian team. This, after the fall of the main candidate (the Spanish) Miguel Ángel Ramírez. The Tiger I would arrive with Sergio bocce Santín, who was part of his technical command with Peru. She is his trusted man. It only remains to define the economic aspect to formalize his link with the Ecuadorian Football Federation ”.

trome: “Now he is a rival! Ricardo Gareca is the new coach of Ecuador. After several months without work, after his departure from the Peruvian team, he decided to accept the offer to lead the Ecuadorian team for the 2026 Qualifiers ″.

libero: “Ricardo Gareca close to being the DT of Ecuador: he knows the date of arrival of the Tiger. Professor Gareca has everything ready to take command of Ecuador. The arrival of the former coach of Peru to the Tricolor team is imminent.

sport: “Total agreement between Ecuador and Gareca: the Tiger, Peru’s rival in playoffs. Gareca, who a few days ago confessed that he had the opportunity to work in Chile after he passed through Peru, arrives in Ecuador with Sergio Santín, his former colleague from América de Cali and in the staff Blanquirroja coach, as his right hand. This being the case, Tigre will lead a national team for the second time in his career”. (D)