Ranieri turns down Italy job; will stay at Roma

Claudio Ranieri has turned down the Italy coaching role, the erstwhile Leicester City manager has said.

Italy sacked Luciano Spalletti pursuing a 3-0 decision to Norway past week. Spalletti announced the quality himself connected Sunday, but inactive took complaint of Italy's crippled against Moldova on Monday.

Ranieri led Roma to a 5th spot decorativeness successful Serie A past play and has taken connected a elder advisory relation astatine the club.

After being linked with the Italy job, Ranieri has moved to regularisation himself out.

"I'd similar to convey president [Gabriele] Gravina for the opportunity, a large honour, but I person reflected and decided to stay astatine Roma's disposal successful my caller presumption completely," Ranieri told Italian quality outlet ANSA.

"The Friedkins person fixed maine their afloat enactment and backing for immoderate determination I person taken regarding the nationalist team, but the determination is excavation alone."

Italy's adjacent crippled is simply a World Cup qualifier against Estonia successful September.