Once the Board of Directors announces the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui, Santiago Solari will be the coach who takes charge of the first team at Real Madrid, albeit in a provisional role for two weeks due to Spanish Football Federation rules which dictate that once a La Liga season has started, “the club will be obliged to find a new coach who is licensed for this category within a maximum time frame of two weeks” or face “corresponding disciplinary measures by the federation.”
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Castilla‘s current coach will travel to Melilla in what will be his premiere on the bench with the senior side. The federal regulations allow a team to have a coach on an interim basis for a fortnight, but after 15 days, the club in question, in this case Real Madrid, must appoint a coach officially or make a contract with the holder of the provisional position, in this case Solari.
Therefore, Melilla (Cup), Valladolid (League), Viktoria Plzen (Champions League) and Celta (League) are the matches that Solari will definitely be in charge for.
After that the calendar plays in their favour because of the international break, so there is one more week’s absence of matches for Los Blancos.
The idea of the board is not to rush things, and a move for Antonio Conte now seems to be permanently parked.
Former Chelsea boss Conte is believed to be the frontrunner but negotiations are stalling with the Italian in dispute with the Premier League club over a compensation package he is owed for being released in July.
But Tottenham tactician Pochettino and even Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, who was at the Bernabeu helm between 2010 and 2013, have also been mentioned as possible replacements.
Yet pundit Liam Rosenior thinks Los Blancos should make Pochettino their No 1 target – even if it means giving Solari the rest of the current campaign and bringing in the Argentine next summer.
“If I’m on the board of Real Madrid, he’s the first man I’m looking at. He’s the first man in world football, ahead of Conte,” Rosenior said on The Debate on Sky Sports.