Andrea Pirlo, the AC Milan icon, is poised to take charge of the Italy men’s national team as their next head coach.
Fabrizio Romano reports that the Italian football federation contacted Pirlo on Friday to discuss the position, with the proposed deal set to run for four years.
With that approach made, Pirlo has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed in the role and become the new manager of Italy.
How the vacancy opened
- Italy’s coaching spot became available after Gennaro Gattuso stepped down as head coach in April.
- Gattuso left the role by mutual agreement following Italy’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
- After the vacancy arose, the federation made approaches to Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti.
- Both Guardiola and Ancelotti declined the opportunity to take over the job.
- That sequence of rejections led to the federation turning its attention to Pirlo, with talks reportedly starting on Friday.
