The current Belgian coach, Rudi Garcia, could have made a career in England! This is indeed what he reveals during an unnecessary interview published by The Parisian. The former coach of Olympique Lyonnais agreed to answer the questions of those who crossed his path during his career.
In response to one of the questions asked by Jean-Guy Wallemme, co-co-co-coach of AS Saint-Etienne in 2001 with Rudi Garcia, he revealed that before taking charge of the Belgian selection his ambition was to direct an English or Spanish club. He even talks about advanced talks.
“Before this new challenge, I would have liked to join a Spanish or English club, he said. With Manchester United, in particular, we went far enough in the discussions. We had three games. I was in the final with Ralf Rangnick in the fall of 2021 and the choice of the board fell on the latter ”, details the current coach of the Red Devils.
He could have succeeded with Manchester United
The French coach explained that he had fully accepted the mission with Belgium, but never hid that this post at Manchester United would have liked him very much. “” It's a shame because it would have given me the opportunity to work with Cristiano Ronaldo. He was back in Manchester United and it didn't go very well. I will lack humility, but we would have done a very good job both. I'm sure ”, he launches.
Ironically, fate finally brought together Rudi Garcia and Cristiano Ronaldo later, when the coach directed the Saudi club Al-Nassr, between July 2022 and April 2023, where “CR7” also evolved. A different experience, far from European spotlights, but which allowed Rudi Garcia to work with one of the largest stars in world football, on another continent.
