After several days of negotiations, Vélez and Guillermo Barros Schelotto They reached an agreement for the coach to take over the club for a two -year contract.
Although the firm is still missing, former Boca, Lanús, Los Angeles Galaxy and the Paraguay National Team It will be the successor of Sebastián Domínguez at the head of the fort.
This return to Argentine football takes place after his departure from Boca, after the final of the Copa Libertadores 2018 against River.
The agreement, which only needs the signing of the parties, was reached after intense offers and counteroffers. Barros Schelotto, along with his brother Gustavo, will assume the technical direction of the club next Monday, facing the match with Atlético Tucumán.
The rest of his coaching staff has not yet been confirmed, but everything indicates that the conditions for his arrival are agreed.
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Guillermo Barros Schelotto is the new coach of #Vélez
The DT will sign a contract for two years and will work on Monday, in the face of meeting with Atlético Tucumán. pic.twitter.com/evm2zx6cbg
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The sports project presented by the club leadership seduced the coach, who, from the beginning, was willing to return to the country and assume this challenge with the Copa Libertadores on the horizon.
Although all the details were not revealed, the first information indicates that Barros Schelotto put as conditions an elevated salary, the possibility of influencing the passes markets and the promise of incorporating hierarchy players per line in the June window.
After a series of negotiations, these conditions were accepted, and the agreement between both parties was sealed, in the absence of formalizing with the firm.
Source: Ambito

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