Claudio Ranieri, the man behind that sensational Leicester City’s Premier League title, was out of work for almost a year. However, towards the end of 2022, he decided to end his retirement vacation. The experienced Italian gaffer now returns to the place where he introduced himself to the football world – Serie B side Cagliari, with whom he agreed to sign a contract that will last until July 2025.Watford sacks Ranieri after 14 games in chargeRanieri was at the helm of Cagliari for the first time from 1988 to 1991, when he achieved two consecutive promotions with the club from Sardinia and brought it from Serie C to the elite rank. More than three decades later, he returns home.”Dilidin Dilidon”, Cagliari social media team wrote, on the traditional bell from Sardinia and with that picture made official the arrival of the 71-year-old boss, recalling his words from the legendary conference during his tenure in Leicester.pic.twitter.com/vsTGTUfg5m— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) December 23, 2022 Ranieri arrives at the Sardinia Arena to replace Fabio Liverani, who was fired the previous week after Cagliari slipped to 14th position in Serie B with just one win from four games in December. And the goal was, and remains the same for Ranieri, to return the team to the top division.##NAJAVA_MECA_6905681##Ranieri has been out of work since January last year when he parted ways with Watford. He started his coaching career in Vigor Lamezia, and then sat in the dugouts of Puteolan, Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia (twice), Atlético, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus, Roma (twice), Inter, Monaco, Leicester, Nantes, Fulham, Sampdoria and Watford.
