He traveled 14,000 kms to say 'no': Ricardo Gareca rejected being the coach of Bahrain.

It has not been even 30 days since the traumatic departure of Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi from the Vélez Sarsfield bench, and the Argentine coach has started receiving offers to continue his career. They didn't come from clubs, but from a national team: Bahrain. Knowing his prestige and the feat he achieved with Peru in the qualifiers for Russia 2018, Asian football contacted the 'Tigre' to make him their new coach. However, coaching in the Persian Gulf country is not in the plans of the 'Flaco', which is why he rejected the proposal.

That's what Argentine journalist Adriano Savalli revealed this Sunday, claiming to have personally contacted Ricardo Gareca to find out firsthand how the negotiations with the top officials of the Bahrain national team went.