All major Italian outlets confirm that Paolo Maldini and Leonardo have held talks with Pep Guardiola, who has taken time to evaluate the proposal.

Pep Guardiola has had huge success managing in Spain, Germany and England – could Italy be next?

Should Guardiola take over as Italy manager, he would become just the second non-native to be appointed to the role ever, with Hungarian Lajos Czeizler leading the Azzurri at the 1954 World Cup.