The Brazilian team has contacted the coach of Real Betis, Manuel Pellegrini, to probe the possibility That he puts himself at the forefront of a “Canarinha” in crisis, the Chilean newspaper revealed the third on Tuesday.
The publication, which insists that The priority of the Chilean coach would continue to be the national team of his own countrycites a source from the Andalusian team, protagonist of a good season in Spain, where it marches in sixth position of the table, very close to the positions that give direct access to the Champions.
In addition, he has successfully advanced to the quarter -final round of the Conference League, for the first time in 27 years, a milestone in the most recent history of the club.
“What we know is that an intermediary of the Brazilian team The Pellegrini surroundings were contacted. We are sure that the Chilean awakens a great interest in the market, especially, for what he has done in our club in the last five seasons, “explains the source to the third.
“What they told us is that Brazil’s interest is seriousbut we are also aware that he has a contract here until June 2026, ”added the source, not identified by the publication, about the option that”The engineer “could replace Dorival Junior, dismissed after the win suffered against Argentina (4-1) on the last qualifying date for the 2026 World Cup.
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Pellegrini thus adds to a federation’s wishes list Brazilian (CBF) in which it stands out as the first option Carlo AncelottiReal Madrid coach, next to the young man Filipe Luiswho directs the destinations of the popular Flamengo, or the Portuguese Jorge Jesús.
The third also quotes in its note some old words attributed to the former vice president of the CBF, Marcos Ferreira, To reinforce the idea that Pellegrini is an old yearning in Brazil.
“I know Manuel Pellegrini, But not his game philosophy. We have not fully looked for a replacement, but the new DT has to be someone who changes the mentality and the way of acting the players. The impossibility of being a foreigner is a foolish paradigm, what we need are results, ”he said.
Pellegrini has a good poster throughout South America: In 2020 it was the Federation of Ecuador that proude its incorporation and in 2021 the turn was for Colombia, both without success.
It is also known that Chile, plunged into a serious economic and sports crisis, last in the qualifiers and almost outside the 2026 World Cup, aspires to return to its prodigal son, but apparently the obstacle is that Pellegrini wants a long -term project in which he assumes all the responsibility of the selection, from the lower categories, something that does not feel good within the Federation.
“I always say that it is my country and I would love to finish my career by directing the National Team, but when I have a serious project. If I think that being Manuel Pellegrini I will take the Chilean team to the World Cup, I would be wrong,” said Chilean long ago in dialogue with Canal Sur Radio de Andalucía.
