**[Manchester City](https://sportwitness.co.uk/manchester-city/) star Gianluigi Donnarumma has admitted he hasn’t spoken to Pep Guardiola about potentially taking charge of Italy.**
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**Pep Guardiola conversation**
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The Italians will only be competing in friendlies in the near future, having failed to qualify for the World Cup this summer.
It was a bitter blow for the former champions and the third straight tournament they have now missed following failure to qualify for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.
It’s already cost Gennaro Gattuso his job, with other sweeping changes in the country’s management as well. They’re now hunting a new boss to lead them back to their previous heights. But Donnarumma hasn’t spoken to Guardiola about the idea of taking charge after leaving Manchester City.
“I had a good experience with coach Guardiola; he made history at Manchester City, and I had hoped he would continue,” he said.
“However, his wish was to step down. I haven’t spoken with him about the possibility of coaching the National Team; those decisions are not up to me, but to the new president.”
**World Cup wound**
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For now, the 27-year-old is focused on helping Italy to bounce back from their disappointment in the upcoming friendlies.
The pain of missing out on the World Cup is a deep one, and he admits it’ll hurt for a while yet.
“Failing to qualify for the World Cup was a crushing blow,” the Manchester City goalkeeper added.
“Carrying this wound with us into the future will ultimately do us good; we must rebuild starting from this pain, and we will do so in spectacular fashion.
“After the failed qualification, I went two or three days without training because it was such a heavy shock. After that final penalty kick, it felt as though the world had come crashing down on me. It was an incredible blow, more devastating than any other time.
“I believe something truly magical had been created, thanks to coach Gattuso, President Gravina, and Gigi Buffon. What hurts the most is what happened to them. We must use that as our starting point. Rarely have I seen a group so determined to bring Italy back to the World Cup.”