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Portugal's Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Friday defended his contacts with the Football Association but said he had not been offered the job of England manager.
Updated : Sep 18, 2017, 03:42 PM IST
Scolari said he was looking to secure his future once his Portuguese contract ran out on July 31, after the World Cup in
"At this time of the season coaches change clubs and listen to other clubs. Your coaches negotiate, am I any different?" Scolari said at
"That hypocrisy that someone who's born here is a saint and someone born on the other side of the
He added, "I'm not negotiating with anyone, I've heard 200 offers and the one who has to decide yes or no is me. That's it. It's over. Until July 31, I'm the
FA chief executive Brian Barwick returned to
Scolari, 57, led
In an interview published on the website of Diario de Noticias newspaper, Scolari said no decision had been made about the
"There are four or five names and only within seven or 15 days will it be settled. My situation with
The FA meeting "was a simple talk, informal and with the consent of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), since I am still a Federation professional, with a contract until the 31st of July, and up until then no one knows what is going to happen," he said.
Scolari said he had turned down offers from Real Madrid and
"And you ask, what if we lost in the (World Cup's) first round? Would there be anyone that would like it if I stayed in
Asked about reports in British media that he was being offered an annual salary of three million pounds ($5.43 million), Scolari said: "Everybody talks about numbers. That's been extrapolated higher, for sure."