Report: Sabella in Argentina talks

Report: Sabella in Argentina talks

Published Jul. 30, 2010 6:33 p.m. ET

An Estudiantes official is telling the BBC that coach Alejandro Sabella is in talks to take charge of Argentina.

Estudiantes' head of international development, Sergio Neveleff, was quoted as saying Friday that the club was ''confident that Alex would be our manager for a long time, but now we are affected'' by the national team situation.

Sabella added on the BBC website that ''in Argentina, being the national team coach is the most wanted position.''

Argentina has been in need of a new coach since Tuesday when Diego Maradona wasn't offered a new contract.

ADVERTISEMENT

Estudiantes is playing a friendly Sunday at English club Sheffield United, where Sabella played between 1978 and 1980.

share