Clemente may arrive in Tehran next week

IRNA - An official at Iran's Football Federation said here Thursday that if the federation and Javier Clemente Lasaro reach final agreement on details, he will arrive in Tehran next week as head coach of Iran's National Football Team.

Naser Shafaq, a member of the Football Federation presiding board, told IRNA that the federation and Clemente have reached agreement on generalities but the details have to be finalized.

He added, "Clemente is willing to bring his three assistants to Tehran but the federation has accepted only two of his assistants."

The two sides have many common points, Shafaq said adding, "It seems Clemente's presence in Iran has been finalized."
Negotiations with Clemente will continue this afternoon, he said.