ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: Carlos Queiroz has not yet agreed to extend his stay as a coach of Iran despite statements by the president of the country's football federation according to which the Portuguese will lead the team at the finals of the Cup of Asia.
The president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, was quoted after the team's return to Tehran saying that Queiroz would remain at the helm after their elimination from the World Cup finals at Continental championship in the United Arab Emirates
source close to Queiroz denied an agreement was reached between the two sides and that the former head coach of Real Madrid is considering other options.
"There was a new approach to the IR Iran Football Federation, but the agreement is far from being made because of the basic conditions that would be necessary for the federation to put up for the Cup of Asia, "the source told Reuters.
"In the current scenario, Carlos Queiroz c End of the Iranian federation at the end of July
" Outside of Iran, Carlos has other proposals and options open. "
Queiroz said before the World Cup He will end his seven-year term as Iran's coach at the end of the country's engagement in Russia in 2018.
The 65-year-old was named in April 2011 and led the team to consecutive World Cup qualifiers for the first time in history. Iran
their performance in Russia, where they defeated Morocco and attracted European champions in the second round, was the best of the nation in five matches in the final.
But his relationship with the national association has often been tense, with Queiroz expressing his intention to withdraw from the role several times [19659002] The former Manchester United assistant coach is very popular in Iran with both. supporters and players, many of whom have requested that the four-year contract be granted to Qatar 2022 as he wishes.
"The contract will be discussed later but yes, Quieroz will remain in charge until the 2013 AFC UAE Asian Cup," Taj was quoted as saying after the team's return to Tehran.
"The results (of the World Cup) say that we are on the right track, the 7,000 supporters who welcomed the team at 4am at the airport showed us that their priority was the national team. "
" We had a good football year and the Asian Cup is in front of us.the current atmosphere we can win the Asian Cup .
