Pep Guardiola has held talks astir becoming Italy caput coach, Italian Football Federation president Giovanni Malago has confirmed.
Guardiola near Manchester City this summertime aft 10 palmy years successful England, during which clip helium won six Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups, 5 League Cups and the Champions League.
Italy person been without a caput manager since Gennaro Gattuso resigned successful April pursuing the country's nonaccomplishment to suffice for a 3rd World Cup successful a row.
Sky Italia archetypal reported interaction betwixt the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the 55-year-old on Monday.
In an interrogation with Italian integer sports media level Cronache di spogliatoio,, external Malago confirmed talks had been held with the Spaniard and that "exceptions" could beryllium made for his salary.
"[Financial] Exceptions person been made, exceptions that for illustration whitethorn interest the sanction that is truthful overbearing successful these hours: Pep Guardiola," said Malago.
"Exceptions for evident reasons that I americium not present to explain, but it is not definite that this happening volition spell through."
BBC Sport has contacted the Italian Football Federation for comment.
Another erstwhile Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini - who guided Italy to Euro 2020 glory 5 years agone - and erstwhile midfielder Andrea Pirlo, who manages Dubai United, are besides being considered for the role.
Asked if Guardiola, Mancini and Pirlo are the lone candidates, Malago responded: "Absolutely not. We deliberation astir a definite illustration and surely these names autumn into that category."
Italy's men's nationalist squad has been managed by an Italian passim its past but for 2 occasions.
Hungarian Lajos Czeizler was portion of the method committee that was successful complaint successful the 1950s and legendary Argentine Helenio Herrera was associated manager with Italian Ferruccio Valcareggi successful the pursuing decade.
Guardiola has ne'er managed successful the state but speaks fluent Italian and spent 2 seasons playing successful Serie A from 2001 to 2003, with 2 spells astatine Brescia and 1 astatine Roma.
If helium is named Italy caput coach, it would beryllium a speedy instrumentality to shot aft his spell astatine City came to an extremity successful May, erstwhile helium said: "I americium truthful tired. Seriously, I americium truthful tired.
"The memories I person of Barcelona and Bayern Munich are unbeatable but the luggage of memories I person from present from 10 years is much than immoderate other."
Guardiola's clip astatine City followed trophy-laden spells astatine Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
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