Mancini dropped another bomb on his march

Roberto Mancinihas been widely criticized since his resignation on Sunday as selector of Italyassured this Tuesday to the press that the interest of Saudi Arabia It has nothing to do with his resignation.

“For me, Italy is always my priority. After so many years in this position, I receive several proposals that I will study in the coming weeks, but for the moment there is nothing concrete. Something will happen when I am interested, but it has nothing to do with this Saudi Arabia. do it,” Mancini told four Italian newspapers, including the sports ‘Corriere dello sport’.

According to Italian and Saudi newspapers, Saudi Arabia has offered Mancini a three-year contract and 25 million euros to manage its team, without a coach since the departure of Frenchman Hervé Renard. Corriere dello sport also indicates that Mancini, who was crowned European champion with Italy in 2021 and author of a record streak of 37 games without defeat between September 2018 and October 2021, is also being tempted by Mexico.

To explain his decision, Mancini pointed to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), whom he accused of a lack of confidence and of changing the squad, especially for the removal of his right-hand man, who was appointed head of the sub-20 of team. “I was thinking about it for months, it was time to go, because when certain things, certain situations change internally, that means that we are heading towards the end,” he explained.

“In my opinion, we are no longer on the same page (with the FIGC leadership), it’s better to anticipate before something more serious happens. It’s a decision I made with great sadness, because I care a lot about the Nazionale” , assured the former coach of Inter Milan and Manchester City.

To succeed him, the FIGC is thinking of Antonio Conte, who has led the Nazionale between 2014 and 2016, and Luciano Spalletti, who was crowned Italian champion with Napoli.