City want Avram to be their next manager
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FIRING LINE ... ex-Chelsea chief Avram Grant questioned in Israel yesterday.
AVRAM GRANT is leading the race to be the next manager of Manchester City. Owner Thaksin Shinawatra is set to offer the axed Chelsea boss a rapid return to the Premier League.
Portugal chief Luiz Felipe Scolari is also in the frame but a source close to the deal said: “Thaksin has made no secret of his wish to employ Scolari but he’s going cold on that deal.
Replacing Sven Goran Eriksson has stirred up a hornet’s nest but Grant’s achievements at Chelsea make him a very credible successor. “City expect Scolari to snub them and reckon Grant fits the bill.”
The first talks with Grant took place immediately AFTER Chelsea beat Liverpool to make the Champions League final. SunSport can reveal ex-Thai prime minister Shinawatra met Grant’s agent Pini Zahavi at Stamford Bridge the night of the Liverpool game.
Shinawatra is understood to like the idea that a manager who has run Manchester United so close in the Premier League and European Cup could replace Eriksson. Grant, however, needs to agree his Chelsea pay-off before getting into talks with City.
And he could reveal secrets of his time at Chelsea unless he gets the money he wants as he has yet to agree a ‘gagging clause’ with the Blues as part of his compensation.
Grant has so far been offered around £4.8million of the £7.2m his contract would have paid. But he wants to cut a deal that will allow him to start looking for a new job immediately — with the City post high on the agenda.
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LOL this is mad lah
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Hmm.....Thaksin... New manager.... Dunno when the next newly appointed manager will be sack....
Everyday, i will follow on the soccer news, mostly in the EPL, top flight. It's very interesting to see who bought who, who goes to which teams, how much is the transfer fees, etc.