Claudio Ranieri is reportedly near taking cost of Serie B aspect Cagliari, with the Italian in talks over a return to the dugout.
Ranieri has been and not using a membership since being sacked by Watford after simply 14 matches in cost in January, with the Hornets in the end struggling relegation from the Premier League.
The 71-year-old has held talks with Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini and sporting director Nereo Bonato, based on La Gazetta Dello Sport.
Claudio Ranieri is near taking cost of Cagliari for the second time in his profession
Ranieri has reportedly requested for assurances from the Serie B membership earlier than agreeing to take cost for the second time.
The Italian made his identify as a supervisor at Cagliari, main the membership to successive promotions from the third division to Serie A after taking cost in 1988.
Ranieri has teased a attainable return, with the veteran coach admitting his shut ties to the Sardinian aspect.
‘If I am prepared to return on a bench in 2023?,’ Ranieri mentioned. ‘However I am already prepared in 2022, why do we now have to attend for the brand new yr?
‘My delivery occurred there, I at all times carry it in my coronary heart.’
Ranieri (left) famously led Leicester to the Premier League title within the 2015-16 season
Ranieri’s final managerial job was a brief lived spell answerable for Watford earlier this yr
Cagliari introduced the sacking of Fabio Liverani earlier this week, with the membership presently mendacity 14th in Serie B after being relegated from the highest flight final season.
Ranieri’s final managerial submit in Italy got here with Sampdoria in Serie A, the place he was in cost from 2019 to January 2021.
Ought to his Cagliari return be confirmed, Ranieri could be embarking on the twenty third managerial function of his profession.
Ranieri is most well-known for main Leicester Metropolis to an unlikely Premier League title triumph in 2016 — one of the vital memorable achievements in top-flight historical past.
His first Premier League job got here with Chelsea, becoming a member of the Blues in 2000 earlier than being changed by Jose Mourinho 4 years later.
Ranieri, who has additionally managed the likes of Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Inter Milan and Roma.
