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Roberto Mancini has admitted he would gladly accept a lucrative offer to coach Saudi Arabia – but has denied that is the reason for his sudden and controversial decision to quit the Italy job.
Roberto Mancini insists that a potential move to the Saudi Arabia national team is not the reason for his sudden and highly criticised decision to quit Italy. Mancini resigned on Sunday with less than a month until European champions Italy recommence their bid to qualify for Euro 2024 and has reportedly been offered 25 million euros to coach the Gulf nation. But in interviews with four Italian newspapers all published on Tuesday he says he has made no decision about his future.
Italian head coach Roberto Mancini resigns as Italy head coach / AFP PHOTO / ROBERT MICHAEL
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said in a statement it had "received late yesterday evening" Mancini's surprise decision to step down after five years in charge.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini surprisingly resigned on Sunday, ending an an up-and-down tenure with the national team that included a European Championship title in 2021 but also a failed qualification for last year's World Cup.
:Italy coach Roberto Mancini has resigned, ending a five-year spell in which they became European champions but missed out on the World Cup, the football federation (FIGC) said on Sunday.
Roberto Mancini has resigned as coach of European champions Italy, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Sunday. The FIGC said in a statement they had "received late yesterday evening" Mancini's surprise decision to step down. "Because of important and close commitments for the team with Euro 2024 qualifiers against North Macedonia and Ukraine, the FIGC will announce the name of the new national coach in the next few days," the federation added.
:Roberto Mancini has resigned as head coach of Italy's national team, the country's football federation (FIGC) said on Sunday, ending a five-year spell in which Italy experienced continental success but missed out on soccer's showpiece tournament.