After failing in 2018, Brazil hopes to succeed in attracting Pep Guardiola after the Cup in Qatar.
“I stay until the end of the Cup (in Qatar). I don’t have to lie here”. A few weeks ago, Tite announced that he would leave his position as Brazil coach after the 2022 Cup. The end of a five-year work cycle for the Brazilian technician. The Brazilian Football Confederation has already started looking for his successor. And obviously, the leaders of Brazilian football have a fixed idea in mind.
In 2018, after the elimination of the Seleção in the quarter-finals of the Cup in Russia against Belgium, the bench of Tite had shaken and the CBF had then contacted a certain Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard had at the time preferred to continue his mandate at the head of Manchester City. He took it well given his record. According to brandthe Auriverdes have recently returned to the charge to convince the Catalan to accept the challenge.
12 M€ net per year proposed
Concrete contacts are mentioned between the Brazilian decision-makers and the brother and representative of the manager of the Citizens, Pere Guardiola. A salary has even already been offered, namely € 12 million net per year, to convince the technician, under contract in England until June 2023, to say yes this time. So far, when asked about this possibility, the person has always kicked in touch. Even recently, at the microphone of TNT Sports Brasil.
“Brazil has very good Brazilian coaches who have to coach the Seleção. There are good Brazilian coaches. The debate is closed”, he launched at the end of the knockout round of the Champions League against Sporting CP (0-0). Nevertheless, a little less than a year ago, the tactician explained that the next chapter of his career would certainly be at the head of a selection. “If a national team will be my next step? Yes.” Brazil would be wrong not to keep trying.
