As reported by the Brazilian newspaper O Globo Esporte, Ernesto Valverde It is one of the options that it handles Flamengo to lead the team for the next season after the dismissal of Renato Gaúcho, who left the team after losing the Copa Conmebol Libertadores final to Palmeiras and failing to retain the Brasileirao title.
Mengao, who will finish second in the table in Brazil, have Marcelo Gallardo in their sights to be their new coach, but the possibility of him joining has been complicated because the Uruguayan team is also negotiating his arrival.
Ernesto Valverde, first option after Gallardo
The club intends to bet on a foreign coach because in Brazil there are no talents who can manage the club’s squad and give it a quality leap thinking of winning the Brazilian first division and the Copa Conmebol Libertadores again.
Ernesto Valverde is an interesting option due to his extensive experience in Spain and his tactical qualities, being a coach who adapts to his squad in order to take advantage of their individual characteristics. He has not worked since his time at FC Barcelona, but Flamengo’s intermediaries are communicating with his environment to find out his willingness to train for the first time in South America.
On the other hand, Flamengo is targeting Javi Gracia and Rudi García as secondary options in case the Spanish does not accept the proposal.
The main problem is the financial claims of all the coaches. Mengao is a team with money, but they are not willing to match the contracts of the great European teams either. They would only be in a position to pay between 4 and 5 million euros, far from the 19 million that Valverde won for the Barça team.
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