Pep Guardiola meets with Maldini in Barcelona

The technical director of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Paolo Maldiniand his advisor Leonard met this weekend in Barcelona with Pep Guardiola to assess the possibility of the Spanish coach assuming the position of Italy coachalthough the operation appears complicated.

According to Italian media, Maldini and Leonardowho make up the executive leadership of the new federative organization chart, held a meeting with Guardiola with the aim of knowing if there were real options to convince the ex of the Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Barcelona to lead the ‘Azzurra’.

The option of Guardiola loses strength after the Catalan coach expressed his intention to take a break from football after his time on the bench and dedicate more time to his family, information reported by Sky Sport Italia and collected by the main transalpine newspapers.

The race for the position of Italy coach remains open and has as main candidates Andrea Pirlo and Roberto Mancinialthough the FIGC does not rule out other names.

The president, Giovanni Malagò, who took office a month ago, confirmed that Maldini and Leonardo They are working on the search for the new coach.

Malago entrusted to maldiniMilan myth, the challenge of a reconstruction as necessary as it is complex, which, after a period of reflection and weeks of speculation around the proposal, he ended up accepting.

maldini58 years old, will play a coordinating role in the technical area and will also assume the presidency of the Club Italyan organization that brings together and coordinates the activity of all national teams, including youth teams.