LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Abdul Fatawu of Leicester City reacts as he acknowledges the fans after the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at The King Power Stadium on August 19, 2024 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
What Claudio Ranieri wants to do next as Leicester City hero resists calls
The 72-year-old admits he has been tempted to come out of club football retirement after stepping back from his job at Serie A side Cagliari at the end of last season
Leicester City hero Claudio Ranieri has resisted the allure of a return to club football as he holds out for a national team job.
Ranieri retired from club management in May when he left Cagliari, having achieved a great escape with the Italian side, keeping them in Serie A after a dramatic promotion the year before. But City’s Premier League-winning boss is not done with the game yet, and is waiting for a fun opportunity, preferably with a European national team.
However, clubs have tried to recruit Ranieri in the meantime, and missing the rush of management, the 72-year-old said he was tempted. However, he’s resisted to this point as he awaits a call from a national team. He’s only managed an international team before, dismissed after just four months with Greece in his last job before taking over at City.
“I miss the adrenaline of football a bit and I have received a few phone calls, even from Italy,” Ranieri told Gazzetta dello Sport. “I admit I was tempted to come back right away, but in the end I resisted.
