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Spain Women’s National Team manager, Jorge Vilda, wants to stay with the RFEF, even if he’s sacked
The manager, who has one foot out of the door at the RFEF, wants to continue to have a role within the organisation.
Jorge Vilda’s future as manager of the Spain Women’s National Team is counting down into the final days, hours and seconds, but he doesn’t seem to mind. The World Cup winning boss, despite the fact that 11 members of the coaching staff resigned in response to the Rubiales incident which has sent shockwaves around the world, still wants to remain within the Spanish Football Federation.
Interim President of the RFEF, Pedro Rocha, met with Vilda on Wednesday to discuss his exit, something which Vilda is ready to do. However, the current manager would like, in exchange for leaving as boss of the squad, a role within the organisation, carrying out other duties.
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No agreement on Jorge Vilda’s future
The Federation had hoped to cut ties with Vilda as soon as possible, but it seems that the current position of the manager is making things a little tricky. The Territorial Presidents, who held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss urgent matters, do not agree unanimously on the future of the coach.
They all want Rubiales to step down and agree that Vilda cannot continue as the head coach of the first team, but some in the room believe that he can have a role within the RFEF. Vilda’s contract ends in 2024 and, as Luis Rubiales made public in his extraordinary ‘I am not leaving’ speech, that the 42-year-old earns around €170,000 per year ($186,000).
Did Rubiales give Vilda a new contract?
While the currently suspended RFEF president proclaimed to the applauding masses seated below, he publicly offered Vilda a new four year deal worth €500,000 per year ($550,000). However, this offer is not binding as it must be written down and declared official by the board of directors.
This is what the Legalitas experts said to Europa Press, who cleared up the strange situation. A verbal contract is valid, but it is not the same as an offer of pre-contract which must be validated and formalised.
The declarations from the then-president could be treated as a proposal or offer, but what he said is not a contract. In fact, it is the board of directors who, on the proposal of the president, designate the head coach and coaching staff of the national teams.