Belgium seemed close to finalizing the arrival of Domenico Tedesco as new coach, except that the technician’s name came out of the Hoffenheim side in the Bundesliga on Monday. The Red Devils risk a new snub.
As long as nothing is signed, everything can go very quickly in football. Favorite to succeed Roberto Martinez as Belgium coach, Domenico Tedesco has still not been formalized by the federation. And if we believe the latest rumors, this arrival of the Italian-German technician on the bench of the Red Devils could well fall apart. According to information from the German newspaper Kickerthe former Leipzig coach is on the Hoffenheim club’s shortlist.
The current 14th in the Bundesliga is looking for a new coach after André Breitenreiter was ousted on Saturday following a fourth defeat in five official games in 2023.
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Several big names but no coach yet
In search of a new coach after a failed 2022 World Cup, Belgium posted an ad online to find a technician. A time quoted, Thierry Henry or even Claude Puel and Hervé Renard do not seem to have been chosen. Also presented as the three priorities of the leaders of the Belgian Federation, no member of the Löw-Pochettino-Villas Boas trio ultimately gave rise to formalization.
After several potential setbacks, the trail leading to Domenico Tedesco came to the fore. Free since leaving RB Leipzig last September, the former coach of Schalke 04 (2017-2019) and Spartak Moscow (2019-2021) even seemed to hold the rope to lead Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and other Thibaut Courtois or Youri Tielemans.
Vercauteren very close to the DTN
But the appearance of the Hoffenheim track came to throw a chill in Belgium where some media already fear another failure. While waiting to find out if Domenico Tedesco will refuse the advances of the Red Devils to find a bench in the Bundesliga, the Belgian Federation should have less problem completing the arrival of Frankie Vercauteren as DTN. To work with whom? This is (always) the question beyond Quiévrain.