After Ricardo Gareca confirmed to international media his talks with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), Argentina reported on Friday evening that the Argentine technical director and the FEF already have an agreement on the sporting aspect.

The journalist who reported on the discontinuity of Gustavo Alfaro at the head of the Ecuadorian team on January 12, César Luis Merlo, a specialist in the transfer market in Latin America, assures that Gareca “has advanced in negotiations to become the new coach of Ecuador”.

“There is already an agreement on the sporting aspect and the FEF is negotiating with a lawyer Tiger economic aspects. A definition is expected next week,” Merlo announced on his Twitter.

Gareca, 65, is currently FEF president Francisco Egas’ top choice to lead the tricolors into the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

He Tiger He has been without a team since June 2022, after his contract with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) was fulfilled. He decided to retire during his time as DT of the Peruvian team after being eliminated against Australia in the play-off for a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Since 2015, he has been leading Bikolor.

Gareca went to the 2018 World Cup in Russia with Peru and qualified for the 2019 Copa América Brazil final.

Speaking on the show The F-Team from ESPN The Argentina coach said on February 14 that he was “in talks with the Ecuadorian team” and added that they are “one step away from reaching an agreement” in the FEF.

“I am in negotiations with Ecuador. It is not done or closed; They are on the verge of an agreement. I spoke with the president, I also spoke with Gustavo Alfaro (former Trio coach) and we are in negotiations,” he revealed.

Two days later, he spoke to a Panamanian media outlet and revealed that the negotiations with the FEF had stopped by that moment, on February 17, so Tiger He assessed that the situation was resolved this week.

“We have been talking for a month and they (FEF) are looking for other alternatives, which is why the negotiations have stopped at this point, at the final point, where I believe everything has been resolved this week,” he said. TV marker.

Yes finally garec did not reach an agreement with Ecuadorian federation to become selectorentity president, Francisco Egas, announced that it exists ‘Plan b’ with two names on the table of Spanish coaches.

TheThe two alternatives for the position left vacant by Gustavo Alfaro are Albert Celades and José Bordalás, both without a team for several months.

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