Earlier it was reported that Ribalta is close to being appointed to the post of sports director of Spartak Moscow. The official himself said that these rumors were false.
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According to some media, Spartak is considering several specialists, but Ribalta is the main contender for this position.
The specialist began working in this sector in the summer of 2008, when he became a scout in Turin. Ribalta then held a similar position at Milan, then was appointed chief scout at Novara. In 2017, Ribalta became Manchester United’s chief scout, and in the summer of 2018 he was appointed sporting director of Zenit.
Source: Sport

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