The Brazilian national team are working on the signing of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, according to reports on Thursday.
The claims come from Spanish outlet Marca, who in a surprising story, says the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) have already started talks to land the coach.
Brazil are losing their manager in December, as current boss Tite already admitted he’s leaving the job at the end of the World Cup.
Now to replace him, Marca claims there’s been a consensus that the new coach will be foreign, and the ‘ideal person’ for the position would be the Manchester City boss.
It’s claimed they already have talks with Guardiola’s brother Pere, who’s also his representative.
They’re offering the Manchester City manager a four-year deal, until the 2026 World Cup, where they’d pay the manager €12m per season.
Marca, however, doesn’t say what the Spaniard thinks of all this.
All they do is point out that the €20m salary paid by Manchester City is bigger, and more talks with his brother are set to happen.
Still, it’s claimed that CBF’s confidence in his chase is ‘very big’.
The Brazilian media was caught by surprise with the news, and we’ll certainly get more updates from South America on those talks very soon.
