“Luis Enrique didn’t tell me he wanted to continue”

Luis Rubiales He was the first to speak at the presentation of louis de la fuente as a new selector. The president of the RFEF explained the restructuring of the selection and the farewell of Luis Enrique.

“The members of the board of directors, unanimously, have decided that Luis de la Fuente is the new coach until 2024,” Rubiales began by saying, adding that “we are facing a change of coach and structure, on Thursday morning he We communicated to Luis Enrique, in terms of mutual affection and appreciation for his work, that we parted.”

rubiales Insisted that Luis Enrique’s farewell “was made in an atmosphere of love and gratitude. I want to send him a big hug, we love him very much from the RFEF for his work. We lived happy moments and more difficult that moment. That same morning we closed the confirmation, although it will be signed on January 1”.

“Too much José Molina as Albert Luque and I agree with the appointment approved by the Board today”, continues Rubiales who wants to talk about Molina’s farewell as sports director of the Federation. “José Molina has been sports director of all categories of men’s soccer. I show you my eternal gratitude for your work of 10, with honesty and professionalism. When he told me that at the end of the contract you want to start another project, I was completely free to do that,” said Rubiales, adding that “Luque will be the director of the senior team, he will be in charge. of coordinating all matters related to the first national team, that will be its role. Albert Luque is a very prepared person, who knows football and is very brave. He came in a different position than Molina. He will be the director of absolute selection. Luque will also be the head of the new coach.”

then, Luis Rubiales answered the journalists’ questions. “Luis Enrique He did not tell me that he wanted to continue, because the communications were through other channels”, explained Rubiales, adding that “the relationship with Luis Enrique is wonderful. Affective on a personal level. We have visited him twice and we are very grateful to him and this is his house. What was there were talks between the RFEF and the then selector. These are comfortable, polite conversations. If those of us who participate in these conversations care about them, there is nothing more to talk about” and make it clear that “he was told that he is committed to a new project. We wanted to sit down to talk, so nothing happened, it’s been more than two years since we planned to talk after the World Cup.”

rubiales He explained about the lower categories that “Francis Hernández and Luque are in charge of the coming days of solving the organizational charts of the lower categories.”