PLDC - Ramón Jesurun Franco, president of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF), publicly confirmed that they have negotiated with Iran current coach Carlos Queiroz.
On the sidelines of the CONMEBOL Copa America 2019 draw ceremony which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Jesurun Franco said they are waiting for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup ends to hire the Portuguese coach.
Colombia has been drawn in Group B of the competition along with Argentina, Paraguay and Qatar.
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"We have been negotiating for the job with Carlos Queiroz. But at the moment, he leads Iran national football team in the Asian Cup and they have qualified for the semi-finals. We will wait for a couple of days to make decision about our new head coach,” Jesurun Franco said.
“We are looking forward for a four-year plan and will chooses our new head coach in February,” he added.