Reports in Italy claim that Roma legend Daniele De Rossi was contacted over a previous managerial vacancy at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, who could still be on the lookout for a new head coach in the event that they part ways with current boss Vitor Pereira.
Soccerhuz.com claims that De Rossi has had ‘more than one’ meeting with English intermediaries over the last few months, and suggests that De Rossi had previously been in contact with Wolves around the time that Gary O’Neil was sacked, back in December.
The Pink Paper hints that De Rossi could still be a candidate for Wolves in the near future in the event that they dismiss current head coach Vitor Pereira, who hasn’t set the world alight at Molyneux.
‘DDR’ has been out of work since September, when he was sacked as head coach of his beloved Roma just four games into the Serie A season, at which stage he was replaced by Ivan Juric, who has gone on to be sacked by the Giallorossi as well, hired by Southampton and is now close to being dismissed again.
The 41-year-old has previously expressed an interest in coaching abroad, and while there have reportedly been approaches from sides in Saudi Arabia and Spain, De Rossi would ‘prioritise’ a move to the Premier League if an opportunity came about, according to Tuesday’s report.
There has also been interest from Fiorentina in recent weeks in the event that Raffaele Palladino is let go.
