Unbelievable, but true.
That’s how Tuttosport start their story about Cristian Stellini, the man who has rejected €1m from Chelsea, to instead take a job at a third division club.
Chelsea would have offered the coach a three-year contract of €300k per season, which with bonuses, could reach a total amount of €1m.
But Stellini, who has just taken charge of Serie C side Alessandria, has chosen a managerial career instead. He has recently signed a two year contract with the club, who failed to achieve promotion to Serie B after losing the playoff final last season.
The 43-year-old did a good job with Girona’s U19 squad last season, and now takes Alessandria as his his first job as an out and out manager.
It’s a brave move to turn down such a good approach from Chelsea, but Stellini certainly sounds like a man who knows what he wants.
