Soccer-Ranieri open to coaching return with a national team


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Cagliari - San Siro, Milan, Italy - April 14, 2024 Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Claudio Ranieri's retirement from football might be short-lived after the Italian said on Thursday he would consider a return to coaching if offered a national team job.

Ranieri, who retired in May, famously led Leicester City to a shock Premier League title in 2016 and has coached a host of teams from Europe's top leagues including Chelsea, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Monaco.

"I confess that I want to put myself back on the line even though I have already said 'no' to more than one offer," the 73-year-old told Italy's Corriere della Sera daily in comments published on Thursday.

"Let's see if a call comes from a national team."

He ruled out the Italy job, however, saying he had the utmost confidence in current Azzurri manager Luciano Spalletti.

(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Peter Rutherford)

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