President of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio Tapa, has said that Jorge Sampaoli is the only candidate for the vacant head coach position.
Argentina is looking for a new man in charge following the sack of Edgardo Bauza on April 10, after eight months in charge.
Sampaoli, who was born in Argentina, is under contract with Sevilla until June 2018. He can however leave this summer if his €1.5million release clause is met.
Asked about former Chile coach Sampaoli, Tapia told ESPN Argentina: “He is the chosen coach. We have to wait for the contractual terms to discuss things with Sevilla.
“We have chosen a coach that has a contract. We want to be respectful and wait because he has a release clause which is once the tournament ends.
“We will communicate it to the club and we will sit down and negotiate his departure and release clause. We want things to go well in the final games he has left [Malaga, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Osasuna].”
Argentina is fifth in South American World Cup qualifying with four games to play. Only the top four are assured of spots for the tournament.
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