Report Ranieri flies out for meeting with Roma owners | OneFootball

According to reports in Italy, Claudio Ranieri has flown to London for talks with the Friedkin family for his third different stint as Roma coach.

The tactician had announced his retirement after taking Cagliari to Serie A and helping them to avoid relegation last season.

He celebrated his 73rd birthday last month, but could be tempted back to work in order to rescue his beloved Roma.

According to Tuttomercatoweb and Sky Sport Italia, Ranieri has flown out to London this evening along with agent Pietro Chiodi and has a meeting lined up with Dan and Ryan Friedkin, who will make the decision on who to hire in place of Ivan Juric.

Ranieri a different direction for Roma

ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 10: AS Roma fans during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Bologna at Stadio Olimpico on November 10, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

This would inevitably represent a shift in the approach taken by director Florent Ghisolfi, who had said the choice of next coach would be a “long-term” project.

Instead, Ranieri could be a caretaker until the end of this season, giving them time to work out a new plan.

He grew up a supporter of his hometown club and was already their coach from 2009 to February 2011, then again from March to June 2019.

Vincenzo Montella had been the favourite, but he is under contract with the Turkish Football Federation.

Roma have had three different coaches in 2024, firing Jose Mourinho in January, Daniele De Rossi in September and Ivan Juric in November.