Gennaro Gattuso apparently becomes the new coach of the Italian national soccer team.
As several Italian media unanimously report on Saturday (June 14, 2025), the world champion in 2006 will be the new coach of the crisis in the coming week Squadra Azzurra Sign and thus become the successor to Luciano Spalletti. Accordingly, there is initially a one -year contract for the former midfielder in the room.
Gattuso already trained his longtime club AC Milan and SSC Naples, most recently he was on the sidelines at Hajduk Split in Croatia. For the 47-year-old, it would be the first stop as a national coach.
Some cancellations
Claudio Ranieri had previously canceled the Squadra Azzurra. Ex-Milan coach Stefano Pioli was also under discussion for the office.
After the 0: 3 misstep in the World Cup qualification in Norway, Spalletti himself reported that he would be released against Moldova after the game. The four-time world champion Italy struggled to a 2-0 win on Monday and continued to fear for the third missed World Cup participation in a row.