The continent's hottest coaching candidate, former Internazionale boss Roberto Mancini
It seems the longer he goes without a head coaching job the more people remember the successes of Roberto Mancini. Having been let go by Internazionale Milano (Italy) before the start of last season, Mancini’s sabbatical was initially overshadowed by Milan’s brief love affair with José Mourinho. With over a year’s worth of coaches having come and done, Mancini has finally emerged from that shadow to become one of the hottest coaching commodities on the continent.
That status will make supporters of of clubs from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich remiss to know Roberto Mancini was spotted at Luzhniki Stadium last Sunday, according to a source in Italy. Mancini denied having a contract with either of the two clubs, which went without saying given the recent accomplishments of Rubin and the recent commitment CSKA made to Leonid Slutsky. As the article speculates, where there a connection with a Russian club, Mancini is unlikely to make a move soon; at least, he looks likely to wait for the dust to settle around the Santiago Bernabéu, where he is thought to be top of the list of candidates to replace Manuel Pellegrini (should the Chilean be dismissed).
Nonetheless, the article speculates the Mancini could be in CSKA’s plans. Loosely translated, the article claims confirmation from a source that Mancini would be top of the list of candidates for the Army’s position next season, should it come available.
Does Slutsky have a Davydov-esque deal with CSKA, one which the club can opt out of before the start of next season? Given the nature of information we get from the Army, anything is possible, and for a club that has a recent fascination with high-profile foreign coaches, Mancini would fit a pattern.
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