Ranieri coach of Roma, conditions accepted by Friedkin

He won’t just be a ‘ferryman’ Claudio Ranieri. The new Roma coach signed in London after ‘real’ negotiations with And Ryan Friedkin. The subject of a long and rather intense discussion, according to what Adnkronos reports, is the room for maneuver and the prospect of a return that can only work in the presence of the guarantees that ‘the coach’ has evidently obtained.

Ranieri wasn’t Freidkin’s first choice, and the issue was clearly put on the table, but it shouldn’t be a second-best choice made just to stop an emergency. There is a season to be saved, to the extent that it can still be saved, but above all there is a club to rebuild, on a managerial and technical level. And the two plans, Ranieri made clear, can only be kept together. There are assessments to be made on the squad and there are decisions to be made to structure the managerial area, with the appointment of a CEO, and the technical area, which needs football men. Obviously the voice of the owners counts but a management that isn’t there must also have its weight.

The official note will clarify the terms of an agreement that should go beyond the 7 months as Roma coach that await Ranieri. The move behind the desk, with a weighty role, should guarantee a central role in Roma’s reconstruction process, starting from real decision-making autonomy and the possibility of directly influencing the choice of the next technical guide.

Tomorrow morning at 11am Claudio Ranieri will lead Roma’s training, the third coach of the season after the dismissals of Daniele De Rossi on the fourth matchday and the replacement Ivan Juric, who lasted just over 50 days. And he will start working to face the matches on the pitch, starting from Naples, Tottenham and Atalanta, and at the same time to lay the foundations of a stronger club for the future. (By Fabio Insenga)