Panic over: Fabio Capello is set to remain England boss until 2012, say FA insidersThe Football Association believe they have seen off the threat of Inter Milan and are
now confident Fabio Capello will sign a revised contract before he boards England’s
plane to the World Cup tomorrow night.
Discussions between the England coach and members of the new Club England board, in particular Sir Dave Richards and managing director Adrian Bevington, were said to have been ‘extremely positive’ yesterday.
Last night the FA were finalising details with Capello’s son and lawyer, Pierfilippo, in
the hope of making an official announcement before the Italian then names his final 23-man squad for South Africa.
The last few days have been difficult for the FA amid the chaos caused first by the sudden departure of Lord Triesman as chairman and then a public declaration of
interest in luring the former AC Milan boss back to the San Siro by Inter Milan president
Massimo Moratti.
No going back: Fabio Capello is hoisted aloft by AC Milan players after winning the Scudetto in 1996 - but he will not be making a return to the San Siro as coach of bitter rivals InterBut with the significant assistance of Franco Baldini, Capello’s closest ally and the
England team’s general manager, a resolution appears to have been reached that will
keep Capello at Wembley until at least the end of the 2012 European Championship.
Yesterday, Capello was in Italy visiting his mother but he will be back in his office this morning.
Insiders at Wembley insisted last night that the only change to the Italian’s contract will be the removal of the clause that he agreed to have taken out with Lord
Triesman.
Right hand man: Franco Baldini (left) was integral in the talksThe clause gave both sides the opportunity to break the contract after the World Cup. By removing it there is a mutual commitment to carry on together for another two years.
The Capello camp made only one fresh demand: that the business be concluded before England leave for South Africa because once out there he would not have his
attention diverted away from the tournament.
source: dailymail
