SPAIN manager Luis Enrique may resign after the 2022 World Cup – even if he wins the trophy – to return to club football.
The Furia Roja are among the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar following some impressive performances against Costa Rica and Germany.
However, Enrique, looks increasingly likely to leave regardless of the tournament’s outcome as the Spanish Federation’s president Luis Rubiales admits the body can’t compete financially with clubs looking to poach him.
Rubiales revealed he will hold showdown talks with the Spanish tactician about his future once they return to Spain.
Enrique, who rose to prominence during his stint as Barcelona boss and won the famous Treble in 2015, previously turned down a move to Chelsea in 2018.
The ex-Roma manager was also approached by Manchester United a few months ago before they landed Erik ten Hag.
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Rubiales told El Larguero: “We cannot compete with clubs that put down 10 or 20m euros.
“We will not do it and Luis Enrique knows that. He rejected a huge amount of money before. When we get back to Spain we will analyse everything together.
“Before accepting our offer, he rejected a huge offer a couple of weeks before from the Premier League.
“Then he accepted our offer, which was vastly inferior. It was as much as we could afford.
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“We can’t match that sort of money but the financial side was not a problem because he was completely committed to us.”
Rubiales appears resigned to the possibility of losing Enrique after the World Cup.
But he insists he will remain “grateful” regardless of what the Spain manager decides.
Rubiales added: “I want to win the World Cup, after that if he stays or doesn’t stay because we can’t reach an agreement, we just have to be grateful.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
