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Louis van Gaal Denies Retirement Claims, Reveals Sabbatical and Valencia Offer

Louis van Gaal has denied reports that he is retiring from football management and clarified that he may only take a year out of the game having recently rejected offers from Valencia and the Chinese Super League.

No, no no. I have not retired. I am just taking a sabbatical year and after that I will decide. It depends on the offers I receive. I will decide next July.

I could return [to Spain]. Valencia offered me the manager's job around a month ago, or five weeks. I said no.

Cesare Prandelli resigned from Los Che in December, and Voro Gonzalez will take charge for the remainder of the season in his fifth spell as interim manager.