
Pep Guardiola is being tipped to take over as Italy boss after the current season with Manchester City ends. However, there is a major obstacle standing in the way of the Catalan's move to the Blues.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Guardiola's salary is unaffordable for the FIGC, so if he is offered the job in Italy, the Italian Federation will need financial support from sponsors, as happened with Antonio Conte in the past.
Manchester City manager Guardiola has emerged as a possible candidate to manage Italy.
The Italian newspaper has reported that the Catalan would gladly listen to a proposal from the Italian Football Federation, which will elect its new president to replace Gabriele Gravina on June 22.
Guardiola earns around 14 million euros net plus bonuses per season at Manchester City, an amount that is clearly unaffordable for the FIGC.
Therefore, if Italy were to make any attempt to secure Guardiola's services, they would need financial support from sponsors.
It's not a new scenario for the Italians, given that half of Conte's €4.1 million salary between 2014 and 2016 was paid by one of the FIGC's sponsors, Puma, which currently has a commercial partnership with Guardiola.
Roberto Mancini has been Italy's highest-paid coach in recent years, having signed a new contract worth €3 million per year following their European Championship victory in 2021.
His successor, Luciano Spalletti, earned €2.8 million, Giampiero Ventura's salary was €1.5 million and Gennaro Gattuso received €800,000 for his nine months in charge of "La Nazionale".