coach after Argentine Football Association (AFA)
president Claudio Tapia confirmed the Sevilla boss
will be offered the job.
Speaking on Thursday, Tapia said Argentine coach
Sampaoli is the only candidate to replace Edgardo
Bauza, who was sacked in April, as the AFA
prepares to enter negotiations with LaLiga side
Sevilla.
Former Chile and Copa America-winning boss
Sampaoli has continually been linked with the
vacancy after the AFA axed Bauza less than a year
into the role following just three wins in eight
matches as the South American giants
consequently dropped out of the automatic
qualification spots for the 2018 World Cup in
Russia.
And it appears only a matter of time before the AFA
gets its man, who is under contract until 2018
having only moved to Seville at the start of the
season.
"I can affirm that he is the only candidate, but we
are respectful to Sevilla because he is still working
there," Tapia told ESPN.
"Now we are going to negotiate his departure from
Seville, he has a rescission clause that we will talk
about when we have the meeting.
"However, we are waiting for the contractual times
he has with Sevilla because of respect for the
sports campaign he did."
Sampaoli arrived as a replacement for Unai Emery
at Sevilla, after the latter moved to Paris Saint-
Germain ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.
The 57-year-old's Sevilla overcame Celta Vigo 2-1
on Thursday to stay fourth, level on points with
Atletico Madrid in the race for Champions League
qualification after 34 rounds.
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