Simone Inzaghi distanced himself from the vacant Italy job, reiterating his desire to remain at Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inzaghi, who left Inter last year, has been linked with taking charge of the national team.<\/p>\n
The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after losing their play-off tie against\u00a0Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties last month, becoming the first former champions to fail to qualify for three editions of FIFA’s flagship competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Italy’s wait for an appearance at the World Cup will\u00a0stretch to at least 16 years by the time the 2030 tournament rolls around, with their latest near-miss seeing a reshuffle at the top.<\/p>\n
Gennaro Gattuso, who was only appointed last June as Luciano Spalletti’s replacement, left his position as Italy coach in the wake of that failed qualification campaign.<\/p>\n
Napoli’s Antonio Conte and AC Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri, and now Inzaghi have all been linked, but the Al-Hilal boss insisted he is happy where he is.<\/p>\n
“I am staying at Al-Hilal because I am doing my job to the best of my\u00a0abilities, and I am giving everything of myself,”\u00a0he said, with quotes\u00a0via FCInter1908.<\/p>\n
Inzaghi would bring some pedigree to the position if he were to take the role, having won six major honours during his time with Inter, which included the 2023-24 Serie A title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old also guided the Nerazzurri to two Champions League finals, but lost both of those to Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During his four-year stint with Inter, Inzaghi won 101 of the 152 matches he took charge of (D28 L23), averaging 2.18 points per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Al-Hilal are second in the Saudi Pro League,\u00a0five points behind leaders Al-Nassr with six matches of the season remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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