Italy are set to nominate their former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso as new head coach to interchange the lately sacked Luciano Spalletti, Gianluigi Buffon, head of delegation with the Italian soccer federation (FIGC), mentioned on Saturday.
“We’ve labored, we are actually ready for the ultimate particulars,” Buffon, talking on the Underneath-21 European Championship, informed Italy’s state broadcaster RAI when requested to verify that Gattuso could be introduced as the brand new coach.
“The president and the entire federation have had some busy days however I feel that in the long run we made the only option.”
Spalletti’s sacking got here after lower than two years within the job, taking cost for the ultimate time within the 2-0 win over Moldova the day after he introduced his personal dismissal following a 3-0 loss in Norway in Italy’s opening World Cup qualifying recreation.
Gattuso, who made 73 appearances for Italy and was a member of the 2006 World Cup profitable squad, lately left Croatian membership Hajduk Break up by mutual consent, after a third-placed end within the nation’s high flight.
Claudio Ranieri had been the FIGC’s first alternative, however the 73-year-old turned down the provide to deal with his senior advisor function at AS Roma.
Gattuso started his managerial profession as participant coach at Swiss membership Sion in 2013 the place he completed his taking part in days after 13 seasons with AC Milan however was fired after profitable two of his 10 league video games in cost.
His solely trophy as supervisor got here at Napoli, lifting the Coppa Italia in 2020, in a 12-year profession wherein he has taken cost at 9 golf equipment, together with AC Milan, Valencia and a five-month spell at Marseille.
Gattuso was appointed as Fiorentina supervisor in 2021, however 22 days later the membership introduced that they had mutually rescinded the settlement, with studies citing disagreements over switch technique.
The 47-year-old might be tasked with getting Italy to subsequent yr’s World Cup, after they missed out on the final two tournaments, and can start on the again foot after the humbling loss in Oslo.