An official from Uruguay’s football association has revealed that Marcelo Bielsa has agreed to lead the national team.
According to Jorge Casales, a member of the Uruguayan football association’s executive committee, the former Leeds United manager will sign a contract that will keep him in place until the 2026 World Cup.
“The only thing missing is the signature,” Casales said of the 39-month deal, with the 67-year-old Bielsa expected in Montevideo within days.
In June 2023, as Uruguay are scheduled to play friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba, Bielsa is likely to play his first games in charge. In the meantime, qualifying for the South American World Cup will begin in September.
Casales said, they are bringing in someone whom they know will leave them a legacy that goes beyond the 90 minutes of a match.
In the World Cup’s group stage in Qatar, Uruguay was eliminated.
Argentina was Bielsa’s team from 1998 to 2004. He won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens after his team lost in the group stage of the World Cup in 2002. For personal reasons, he quit his job.
Between 2007 and 2011, Bielsa also served as the Chilean coach.
The Argentinian additionally had spells at Espanyol, Athletic Club, Marseille and Lille. Since Leeds fired him in February 2022, he hasn’t had a job.
According to Casales, the talks with Bielsa took three months.
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