🚨 Pep Guardiola turns down Italy! (reports) | OneFootball

The answer came overnight!

Pep Guardiola will not be the next Italy manager!

La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this Friday morning that the former Manchester City coach gave his answer to the Italian Football Federation overnight after several days of talks between the two sides over the senior national team manager position.

"Thank you, I’m honored, but for now, I don’t feel ready," Pep Guardiola said. 

The information was later confirmed by Sky Sports.

This refusal now makes Andrea Pirlo the No. 1 favorite to take charge of the Azzurri.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

📸 Lewis Storey - 2026 Getty Images