KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor are expected to announce their new head coach in a week, replacing Tan Cheng Hoe, who has moved to Thai League club Police Tero.
Selangor CEO Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon said they are now in the final evaluation after shortlisting four candidates, consisting of three foreign candidates and a local coach.
He said that all those who have been interviewed are aware that they have to work with the budget and the existing players.
"During the interview, all the candidates understood the situation. They need to work with what (budget, players) they have, at least until the second transfer window," he told reporters after the signing of cooperation agreement between Selangor and Aeon Big here, today.
Johan also put a stop to speculations regarding former Thai national coach, Alexandre Polking.
"Polking is a good coach, but he is not one of our candidates. We did consider him, received his resume, but not shortlisted," he said while adding that the three foreign shortlisted candidates had never coached a Southeast Asian team.
Commenting on the pre-season preparations in Bangkok, Thailand last month, Johan said the training camp was more about team bonding with the presence of several new players such as Ronnie Fernandez, Alvin Fortes, Nooa Laine and Azim Al Amin.
"We will probably play a warm-up game with a local team because the leagues in the neighbouring countries are still going on," he said.