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Front page of Il Romanista – The Italian media outlet Il Romanista reported on its front page that Lippi could become the coach of the Chinese national men’s football team. Former Italy national team coach Lippi could become the next head coach of the China national team. The Chinese Football Association has offered Lippi a contract, and he is inclined to accept the invitation from the Chinese Football Association. However, the two sides have not yet begun formal negotiations. In the coming days, Lippi will fly to Beijing to discuss the details of the contract with the Chinese Football Association. China’s **leaders hope that the Chinese team will be able to participate in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In order to bring Lippi back, Guangzhou Evergrande offered a three-year contract worth 60 million euros in total. However, Guangzhou Evergrande might give the green light for Lippi to coach the Chinese national men’s football team. The Chinese Football Association believes that Lippi is the right candidate to coach the Chinese national team, as he already has experience coaching in China; from 2012 to 2014, he led Guangzhou Evergrande to win the Chinese Super League title three times, as well as the AFC Champions League title. In addition to wanting to hire Lippi as the head coach of the national team, the football association also intends to appoint an Italian to serve as the chief engineer for China’s football development plan.
If a scientist could be paid one hundredth of what Lippi earns, there would be no reason why the country couldn’t thrive through science and technology.