Claudio Ranieri hinted that Roma have already chosen his substitute, however stated it was “unimaginable” the information had not been leaked.
Ranieri oversaw a 2-0 victory over Torino in his last recreation accountable for Roma earlier than pulling the curtain down on his administration profession for a second time.
The 73-year-old got here out of retirement to take over the Giallorossi in November final yr and oversaw a outstanding turnaround that noticed them seal a Europa League spot.
Roma had been twelfth in Serie A with simply 13 factors after 12 video games underneath Ivan Juric, with Ranieri overseeing an unimaginable 19-game unbeaten run in the beginning of his tenure.
Certainly, since early 2025, solely Barcelona (50) have collected extra factors than Roma (49) within the prime 5 main European leagues.
Roma knew their solely probability of snatching a Champions League spot on the ultimate day was if Juventus dropped factors of their fixture on Sunday.
Juventus, nevertheless, earned a 3-2 victory over Venezia, with Roma having to accept fifth place within the division.
Jurgen Klopp distanced himself from taking the Roma job final week, whereas Erik ten Hag, who was additionally linked, was introduced as Bayer Leverkusen’s new boss on Monday.
“It’s unimaginable that the membership has been capable of maintain this quiet. Everybody goes loopy in Rome,” Ranieri stated.
“If the proprietor needs to say it, he’ll say it, after which you’ll know who’s the Roma coach for subsequent season.”
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Given their turnaround in outcomes, Ranieri was requested if he had been appointed sooner, that Champions League soccer may have been doable.
“I don’t suppose we may’ve aimed larger,” he stated. “There was a shake-up, but it surely’s not a good analysis. I took on the crew within the worst second, when their morale was all-time low.
“That they had misplaced all their vanity, so I attempted to maintain issues easy and provides them again the assumption in themselves.
“The followers had been on my facet, as a result of they know I hardly ever inform lies or promote goals, not less than 90 per cent of the time. They will belief me.
“We had two early defeats to Como and Atalanta, however then solely misplaced two extra all season in Serie A. The lads gave the whole lot and that’s what is necessary for me.”