Guardiola refused to lead the Italian national team, the Italian federation is negotiating with Pirlo
Kyiv • UNN
Pep Guardiola rejected the offer of the Italian Football Federation due to his desire to spend time with his family. Andrea Pirlo verbally agreed to lead the Italian national team for four years.
Spanish specialist Pep Guardiola refused to take charge of the Italian national team because he wants to dedicate time to his family. The Italian Football Federation is negotiating with Andrea Pirlo and has already reached a verbal agreement. This is reported by insider Fabrizio Romano, UNN reports.
Pep Guardiola turned down the offer from Italy due to a personal decision, and it is not related to financial terms. Guardiola will return to coaching at the right time and when he feels that the new project is the best possible. For now, he is dedicating time to his family
He added that the Italian Federation approached Andrea Pirlo with an offer to take the position of head coach for the next four years.
Andrea Pirlo accepted the verbal offer and will soon become the new head coach of the Italian national team. Pirlo agreed to the long-term project proposed by Paolo Maldini and Leonardo. He intends to sign the contract in the coming days, awaiting the completion of official procedures
It should be noted that Andrea Pirlo took charge of Saudi "United" in July 2025, so he will need to terminate his contract with the club.
In his time, Pirlo, as a coach, led Juventus, with whom he won the Italian Cup and Super Cup, and also held the position of head coach of Sampdoria and Turkish Karagümrük.
In addition, Pirlo this year visited together with Marco Materazzi the Superfinal of the Russian Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium.
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