Former Wales assistant manager Osian Roberts has said he wants to focus on his current role as Italian side Como’s head coach, but insisted he wanted to manage his national side ‘one day’.
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00:00Wales are still on the hunt for a replacement for former manager Rob Page.
00:05The 49-year-old took Wales to their first World Cup since 1958, but after failing to
00:09qualify for Euro 2024, he was sacked from the job last month.
00:13Fans and those in the know had a list of names they wanted to replace Page, but one of the
00:16frontrunners is officially taking himself out of contention for the job.
00:20Oshan Roberts, a former Wales assistant manager and current Italian side Como head coach,
00:25said in a post online that he wanted to thank the Football Association of Wales for expressing
00:29interest in him, but he was committed to his current role in Como until at least 2026.
00:35He did though add that he was an incredibly proud Welshman and that he would love to become
00:39the Wales boss one day.
00:41The current pair of most likely targets for the Wales job are now footballing icon and
00:44France under-20 one-boss Thierry Henry, who did his coaching badges with the Welsh FA,
00:49and interim Burnley head coach and Welsh legend Craig Bellamy.
00:53Both are new to their jobs and have limited experience, but have showed some promise in
00:57their short managerial careers so far.