Lluis Cortes reportedly declined an offer to become Morocco’s new women’s head coach upon learning of Jorge Vilda’s involvement in the project.
Vilda, the former Spain national team manager, was appointed as the new head coach of Morocco shortly after being dismissed just 16 days after winning the World Cup.
Vilda’s departure was due to a controversy involving Luis Rubiales grabbing and kissing Captain Hermoso after the final.
Nevertheless, Vilda is now set for a new challenge with the Moroccan national team, which made its debut in the 2023 World Cup and reached the last-16 stage in Australia and New Zealand.
According to COPE, Cortes was initially offered the role before Vilda.
However, when he discovered that the former Spain boss would serve as the technical director for the nation’s youth teams on the recommendation of the RFEF, he decided to end negotiations.
Cortes, who guided Barcelona to a historic treble in 2021, didn’t want to be associated with Vilda, particularly in light of the incident involving his former player Hermoso.
After Cortes turned down the offer, the Moroccan federation appointed the World Cup-winning manager to the position.
Vilda is taking over from Reynald Pedros, who had been in charge since 2021.