Two Juventus legends in line to join Italy set-up if Gattuso is appointed
Two Juventus legends in line to join Italy set-up if Gattuso is appointed
Thursday's reports claim that two Juventus and Italy legends in Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli are in line to join the national team coaching set-up if Gennaro Gattuso is appointed the successor to Luciano Spalletti as CT.
The FIGC are currently in talks with 2006 World Cup winner Gattuso to take over from Spalletti as head coach of the Italy national team.
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Gattuso has already spoken directly with former teammate and head of the national team delegation Gianluigi Buffon, and is now due to speak directly with Federcalcio President Gravina to discuss the job further.
Bonucci and Barzagli in line for Italy roles
FLORENCE – DECEMBER 07: Andrea Barzagli of FIGC during the international friendly match between the Azzurri U17s and France U17 at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on December 7, 2021 in Florence. (Photo by)
According to updates from Sky Sport Italia, it is likely that either Bonucci or Barzagli, or potentially both, join the national team coaching set-up if Gattuso is appointed.
Bonucci already holds a coaching job with the FIGC, as he was appointed assistant to Bernardo Corradi with the Italy U20s in October after completing his UEFA B license earlier in the year.
Leonardo Bonucci (Photo by)
Barzagli has also held various coaching roles in the Italy youth set-up since 2020, from the U15s all the way up to the U20s. He also had a brief stint working as part of Maurizio Sarri's coaching staff while the current Lazio boss was head coach of Juventus.
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