"When we talk about Franck, we are talking about a person with the capacity and the potential to do everything" in the world of football, said the coach, when asked about the possibility of seeing the former French international join his team. technical.
"I don't know if things are still defined, but we talked about it," added Davide Nicola, during a conference on the eve of the match against Hellas Verona, Sunday during the 9th day.
Ribéry, 39, will "very likely" put an end to his successful career, his Italian agent Davide Lippi told AFP on Friday, confirming press reports.
"We are in the process of evaluating the question," he added.
Neither the club nor the player have confirmed, but the announcement could take place next week, according to several Italian media.
"We ourselves asked Franck if he had the will to imagine himself in such a role (in the technical supervision, editor's note). In relation to what he would represent as a novelty for us and in relation to this what could be his ideas for his future career, we could each give something to each other, I would be delighted", underlined his trainer.
"But he is such a coveted man that he could ideally play any role at a club, with his experience and his positive image," concluded Davide Nicola.
If he did not speak, Franck Ribéry posted a video on Instagram on Saturday of a work session on an exercise bike.
Absent from the field since August with Salernitana, which he joined in the summer of 2021, and where his contract runs until June 2023, Ribéry has decided to say stop due to repeated knee injuries, assured Il Mattino in Italy and L'Equipe in France.
This probable retirement should end 22 years of professional career, the peak of which was the 2012-2013 season with Bayern Munich, author that year of the Championship-Cup-Champions League treble.
Franck Ribéry has 81 selections for the France team for 16 goals scored, between 2006 and 2014.
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