Capello could quit coaching if he leaves Real
MILAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has said
he may quit coaching if he leaves the new Spanish champions.
Real won their first title in four years on Sunday after a 3-1
comeback victory over Real Mallorca helped them pip Barcelona on
the final day of the season.
Despite Capello delivering the title in his first season back, his
future remains uncertain with club president Ramon Calderon
offering only lukewarm support.
'The best squads already have coaches, which means I could even
quit with two years pay,' Capello told Gazzetta dello Sport in an
interview on Tuesday.
'It is like tossing a coin into the air,' he said when asked about
the chances of staying at Real.
'I only know that I would like to stay to win the Champions League.
I have already booked a plane ticket to return on July 19, because
we start training on the 20th.'
Since February, when Real looked to have blown their chances of
winning a trophy, the club have hinted that the Italian would
leave.
Media have linked Bernd Schuster with the job and on Monday the
Getafe coach confirmed his interest.
Capello, who won the league in his first spell at the Bernabeu a
decade ago, said winning this title had been the most difficult job
in a distinguished career.
'From the first day I have felt like a salmon forced to swim
against the current,' he said, before appealing to Calderon.
'I need to talk to him. I know he brought me here to win and we
have won and it seems to me I have done my duty.'
Capello said he could never coach Barcelona because that would
betray Real, but he may be tempted to coach a good national
side.
The 61-year-old, who said Roberto Donadoni was doing a fine job
with Italy, has expressed an interest in coaching England in the
past.
