'It's a possibility they like me and will contact me' - Poyet leaves door open for Ireland approach
Gus Poyet has again flirted with the idea of taking the upcoming Ireland vacancy as he hits stalemate in talks over a contract extension with Greece.
Within an hour of torpedoing Stephen Kenny’s Ireland into fourth place of their Euro qualifying group by completing home and away wins, the ex-Uruguay boss spoke with excitement about the prospect of being their next manager.
Greece’s admirable efforts in the campaign, losing narrowly to both the French away and Netherlands at home, are unlikely to stop the Dutch clinching the second automatic ticket to Germany in this month’s concluding window but topping their Nations League group last year secures a playoff route next March.
That’s when his contract expires, the same time Ireland will be making do with friendlies in a ghost year, but the former Sunderland and Brighton and Hove Albion boss has again suggested he’d be open to discussing a new venture with the FAI’s top brass once Kenny is dismissed at the end of the month.
“If you talk too much, they blame you - but I'm trying to be honest," he told LiveScore, dismissing claims he’s indulging the speculation as a bartering tool with the Greek FA..
"My contract finishes in March. So, finish the (Euro 2024) play-off games and it's over. It doesn't matter if I qualify or not because there is no extension.
"We used to say when you're a player, when six months are left on your contract you can start looking for a job. Now it's a possibility that they (Ireland) will like me, that they will contact me. That's a different matter. I congratulated them because the atmosphere was spectacular. It was a pleasure. The future will tell."
The 55-year-old, as he did in Dublin on Friday, October 13, indicated fan fervour provided major
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