Why did coach Mancini resign from the Italian national team?

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) will announce a contract with Mancini in the next few days, with a salary of 18 million euros ($ 20 million) per year, for the next three years. That means his income from football will increase to four times the salary of 4.5 million euros once received in Italy.

Mancini may also be the third highest-paid coach in the world, behind Diego Simeone $37 million and Pep Guardiola $24 million. Mancini will receive the same salary as Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, and of course coach a national team with the best regime.

With huge income in the immediate future, Mancini decided to resign from the Italian team on August 13, surprising many people. Mancini's greatest success was the Euro 2020 championship - a tournament that took place a year late because of Covid-19, when he and Italy defeated host England 3-2 in a penalty shootout to be crowned right at Wembley.

If leading Saudi Arabia, Mancini's task is to help the team qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and win the 2024 Asian Cup. The last time they won the Asian championship was 27 years ago, since then the team has to finish second twice. .

Saudi Arabia is in Group G of the 2026 World Cup qualifier with Jordan, Tajikistan and Cambodia or Pakistan. At the Asian Cup early next year, they are in Group F with Thailand, Kyrgyzstan and Oman.

Without Mancini, Italy is considering coach Luciano Spalletti as a successor after he left Napoli. The Italian Football Federation can pay Spalletti the same salary as Mancini before, but they also have backup plans like Antonio Conte or Gennaro Gattuso.

Italy is struggling in qualifying for Euro 2024, as they are third behind England and Ukraine in Group C. Italy must climb to one of the top two places to qualify, or else they will become ex-formers. king even though the final round has not yet taken place.