Published Jul 20, 2026, 8:55 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
Italian Football Federation hold talks with Pep Guardiola about replacing Gennaro Gattuso as head coach
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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has met with Pep Guardiola to convince him to take over as national team head coach, according to Sky in Italy. Paolo Maldini, the new technical director of the FIGC, and Leonardo, his advisor, travelled to Barcelona to speak with the former Man City boss. It remains to be seen if Guardiola wants the job, but the FIGC is making concrete attempts to bring him in as the national boss. Other candidates for the role are Roberto Mancini and Andrea Pirlo. Maldini