Inter Milan striker transfers to Botafogo, Lao La refuses the Italian national team, Gattuso is appointed in the face of danger?

Brazilian club Botafogo officially announced on its official website that Argentine striker Joaquin Correa, who has played for Inter Milan for four years, will join the team to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup, which will open this weekend.

30-year-old Correa's contract with the Nerazzurri is soon expiring. He left the team in a free transfer and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Botaforgo, which will last until the end of December 2027. In this Brazilian club, he will wear the No. 30 jersey.

Correa played for a total of 4 seasons in Inter Milan. He joined Lazio on loan for 6 million euros in the summer of 2021, and was bought out by the Nerazzurri for 27.3 million a year later. The Argentine attacker made a total of 98 appearances for Inter Milan in various competitions and scored 12 goals.

Botaforgo has confirmed that Correa will fly directly to the United States to join his new teammates in preparation for their club World Cup. Botaforgo is in Group B, the same group as Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Seattle Gulfmen.

Claudio Ranieri rejected the Italian Football Association's proposal to serve as the national team coach, because at the age of 73, he wanted to serve as the coach of the Blues and consultant to the Rome club.

After Spaletti announced his resignation from the national team, the Italian Football Association contacted Ranieri, hoping that he would take over the coaching staff to lead the team to the World Cup qualifiers. Ranieri took over the Red Wolves halfway through the season and became the adviser to Roma boss Dan Friedkin after the season ended.

Italian Football Association President Gravina hopes Ranieri can put out the fire and agrees to allow him to continue as a consultant at the club. Rome boss Friedkin also gave the green light, but the 73-year-old "Tubing Man" does not want to play a dual role in the club and the national team.

Former Leicester coach Ranieri may think that if he is the head coach of the Italian national team, he does not have enough time to develop the Rome club's program. This means the Italian Football Association still needs to find a replacement for Spaletti. In the first two games of the World Cup qualifiers, Italy lost to Norway 0-3 and defeated Moldova 2-0 at home, far behind Norway, the leader who maintained a complete victory in two games in the more games.

Italy reported Tuesday local time that the Italian Football Association is contacting Gattuso, the former AC Milan legend currently is most likely to replace Spaletti as the next head coach of the Blues.

Sparetti confirmed last Sunday that he will leave the national team coach after the World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Monday night, with the match ending with a 2-0 victory for the Blues.

The Italian Football Association had hoped to appoint Claudio Ranieri to replace Spalletti, but the 73-year-old pot-maker later told the Football Association that he "feels incompetent", which means he will continue to serve as the current consultant in Rome.

Stefano Pioli was also associated with the Italian national team work in the initial report, but now it seems he will join Fiorentina as head coach.

Now, Gattuso is the leader in the job. According to Sky Sports, the Italian Football Association is now in contact with the former AC Milan midfielder, who also has coaching experience in the Ross and Blacks, Pisa, Naples, Valencia, Marseille and Split.

Recent reports claim that several others in the 2006 World Cup champions are also considering being Italian head coaches, including De Rossi and Cannavaro, and Roberto Mancini's return has not been ruled out.