Inter veteran Luis Figo is reportedly in the frame to take the Portuguese national team hot seat.
Luiz Felipe Scolari vacated the Portugal bench to join Chelsea after his side exited Euro 2008 at the quarter-final stage following a 3-2 defeat against Germany.
Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz and Brazilian boss Zico have been suggested as candidates, but it seems that Figo may have a chance of a surprise appointment.
“The Portuguese Football Federation President has told me that he has a surprise up his sleeve and I thought of Figo,” respected TV pundit Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa revealed on RTP.
“Gilberto Madail in fact underlined that the new tactician doesn’t have great experience as a Coach, but that he has an excellent CV as a player and that he still thinks as a player.”
Figo’s future has been unclear. The former Barcelona star was frozen out at Inter under Roberto Mancini, but he had seemed keen to play one more year under new boss Jose Mourinho.
