Luis Rubiales offers Spain coach Jorge Vilda new four-year deal

Underfire Rubiales announced on Friday that he wants Vilda to sign a new deal.

President of the Spanish FA, Luis Rubiales, surprised everyone at the assembly on Friday, announcing that he is offering Spanish women’s head coach Jorge Vilda a contract renewal for the next four years with a salary of half a million euros a year. “I invite you to stay with us for the next four years earning half a million euros a year, you deserve it since you are the best coach in the world and you have earned it with the success of the World Cup, because you (Vilda) and your coaching staff are also World Cup champions,” Rubiales said on Friday.

“I want to look at Jorge Vilda. We’ve been through a lot over the years. You’ve been through the same as what they’re doing to me now.”

Vilda has a close relationship with the president of the Federation as was seen in the celebration of the World Cup in Madrid, where he dedicated a few words of thanks which were whistled by most of the crowd that gathered in Madrid to welcome the champions home. The players were not amused by the words either, as could be seen on their faces when the coach said: “I want to remember the President of the Federation...”.

Vilda himself did not want to get into the subject of Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso: “Right now I only know that I am happy because we have won and we have made many people happy. I don’t think we understand what we have achieved”. Vilda, according to Relevo, was one of those who pressured Hermoso to appear with the president in a video in which Rubiales apologized for the kiss, but the player refused. Now, the coach will be able to decide if he wants to continue as the head of the women’s national team.