Brazil Confident of Tempting Top EPL Manager Away From England After 2022 FIFA World Cup

Brazil Confident of Tempting Top EPL Manager Away From England After 2022 FIFA World Cup

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Brazil has set their sights on Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola and believes the Spaniard will be their next coach
  • Brazil hopes Guardiola will replace current coach, Tite who plans to step down from his position after the 2022 World Cup
  • The record World Cup winners are said to be arranging a four-year contract for the former Barcelona coach to lead the Selecao to the 2026 World Cup

Pep Guardiola could be tempted into international football as Brazil hope to convince the Manchester City coach to manage the Selecao.

Tite, the current Brazil manager, recently startled the world by announcing that he will step down after the 2022 FIFA World Cup this winter to be hosted by Qatar.

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Tite will be leaving the Brazilian national team after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Photo by Buda Mendes
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According to a report via Givemesport, the Brazilian federation is prepared to throw everything at the Spaniard and has already begun discussions with Pep Guardiola's brother and representative, Pere Guardiola.

The 5-time World Cup winners are believed to be offering Guardiola a four-year deal until the 2026 World Cup with a proposed salary of €12 million per year.

It is unclear if Pep Guardiola will jump at this new challenge of switching club football for the international stage but one thing is for sure, the Spaniard plans on winning the Champions League with City before leaving the Etihad.

Guardiola is contracted to Manchester City until the end of the 2022/23 season, so he would be unable to take over Brazil directly following the World Cup.

Guardiola facing selection dilemma ahead of Liverpool showdown

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola is already sweating on players selection ahead of the Premier League title decider against Liverpool on Sunday, April 10.

According to Manchester Evening News, Guardiola will be changing his set-up from the line-up he used against Atletico Madrid as City might benefit greatly from the ability to not throw the ball away cheaply.

Liverpool has been known to be a high pressing team under German manager, Jurgen Klopp and would fancy their chances of getting a positive result against the Citizens.

Neymar returns for Brazil World Cup qualifiers

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Neymar will rejoin Brazil for its final two World Cup qualifiers, after missing the national team's first two matches of the year due to injury.

The Paris Saint-Germain star, back from an ankle injury, will be looking to exorcise PSG's humiliating Champions League exit Wednesday at Real Madrid as he returns to the Selecao.

The five-time world champions, who qualified for Qatar back in November, play Chile in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on March 24 and Bolivia on March 29 in La Paz.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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