After an irregular season without titles, the club analyzes replacements in the face of the imminent departure of Arbeloa and targets renowned coaches, including the coach of the Argentine National Team
After a new sporting failure, Álvaro Arbeloa's continuity in Real Madrid is practically ruled out and the leadership led by Florentino Pérez is analyzing weighty alternatives for the bank. The tough elimination in the quarterfinals of the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich and the almost insurmountable distance with Barcelona in LaLiga accelerated the decision to look for a coach with experience
and international experience.
In this context, and according to information from journalist Manuel Lama Jiménez, Merengue would have already contacted none other than Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine National Team. “I assure you that Real Madrid has contacted Scaloni. I assure you. Madrid is polling a lot of coaches, but I can assure you,Madrid has contacted Scaloni, theArgentinian coach,” said the announcer for COPE's “The Sunday Tertullion” program
. The Real Madrid leadership, led by Florentino Pérez, would have initiated preliminary contacts with Scaloni and other coaches
In recent days, El Mundo had revealed the profile that is intended to be that of “a weighty technician, of great fame and who has had international success, capable of managing the egos of a cracked wardrobe
for too long”.
In that sense, one of the names that appeared was that of Scaloni, although his arrival would not be immediate. The Santafesino has a contract with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) until after the 2026 World Cup and is focused on defending the crown won in 2022 with Albiceleste
. Scaloni would be one of the candidates to take over as coach at Real Madrid
Another Argentinian who seduces in the Spanish capital is Mauricio Pochettino, currently in charge of the United StatesNational Team and also focused on the
next World Cup.
The list of candidates also includes internationally renowned figures such as Jürgen Klopp, Didier Deschamps, José Mourinho and Zinedine Zidane. Although he had a successful past at the helm of Merengue, Zizou's return is complex, since he would be close to signing with theFrench national team to replace Deschamps himself, who confirmed that he will leave his position after the
world championship.
The club believes that the squad has more potential than it has shown in recent seasons and they are looking for a coach capable of redirecting the project. Meanwhile, the future of Banco del Santiago Bernabéu remains open and promises to be one of the main focuses of the next market
