The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) was taken by surprise last Sunday with the request for resignation of coach Roberto Manciniwho had led the team since 2018. According to the newspaper Gazzetta dello SportLuciano Spalletti is the favorite to take the Azure.
After conquering the Italian Championship last season, Spalletti left the command of the Napoli to “rest”, even with one year remaining on the contract.
The coach signed an agreement with the board so that he could not train another team until the end of the bond, unless they paid a termination fine of 3 million euros.
However, an onslaught of the selection of the Italy could make an exception for the breach of the agreement. For this, the FIGC is already working with lawyers to have Spalletti without transfer costs.
In addition, the Italian team is running out of time to have a new coach on the sidelines in the next match valid for the Euro 2024 qualifiers, which will be played in September. The new commander would have less than a year to classify and prepare Italy for the dispute of the European tournament, in which the Azzurra is the current champion.
At the age of 64, Luciano Spalletti would have his first chance to coach a national team, after passing through several Italian football clubs such as Roma, Inter Milan and Napoli. The coach has already won two Italian Cups and won the Scudetto last season.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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