Despite shooting down coaching rumors since he assisted Nagoya Grampus in winning their much awaited second J-League title, Macedonian coach Bosko Gjurovski is still being pursued as the top coaching candidate to take over the Melbourne Victory Football Club in the Australian A-League.
The position was vacated when Melbourne fired its foundation coach Ernest Merrick only days after their opening Asian Champions League group game away to Japanese giants Gamba Osaka.
Gjurovski’ management said that the Nagoya assistant is scheduled to speak with A-league club board officials via telephone to relay his interest in applying for a senior coaching role.
“Bosko is keen on continuing his work in Nagoya alongside senior team coach Dragan Stojković, he has had many offers over the past seasons to secure his own senior coaching role, however he will be very selective with which club that is.” A management statement said.
The statement went on to further state “Bosko will have a brief discussion with 2 clubs in the Australian A-League next week, however we cannot comment on whether that is to continue along any negotiations, or to kindly reject any offers that may be on the table”
His coaching resume, which boasts a championship with Crvena Zvezda in the Serbian JelenSuper Liga, has attracted many offers, however his working relationship with former team mate and now senior coach at Nagoya, Dragan Stojković has always managed to see the Macedonian tactician stay put in Japan.
Now Melbourne Victory FC are interested, but the question remains, is Gjurovski?
The Japanese Associated Press, citing an anonymous source, has reported that Gjurovski received “negotiable sections” of a contract proposal from the club.
An affiliate of Chunichi Sports Weekly, reported Monday night that “final details are being ironed out and, barring a last minute glitch, Bosko Gjurovski will at least be interviewed by the Melbourne Victory”
Last year Gjurovski was linked to rumors centering around the coaching vacancies at VFB Stuttgart and SV Mattersburg, but he ultimately ended up signing an extension with Nagoya.
Melbourne Victory declined to comment when contacted by editorial staff to confirm the names of any candidates.