Buenos Aires, Jul 21: Diego Maradona will reportedly remain as coach of Argentina's national team, a decision he is expected to announce next week after meeting with Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona.
The state-run Argentine news agency Telam quoted Grondona as saying the meeting would be held Monday.
The newspaper La Nacion said Maradona talked with Grondona yesterday and had agreed to a four-year deal that will keep him in charge until the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
An AFA spokesman declined to confirm to The Associated Press that Maradona would continue in the job.
Maradona has not talked publicly about his plans since Argentina was knocked out in the World Cup quarterfinals by Germany two weeks ago.
He was reported to be traveling on Tuesday to Venezuela to conduct football clinics after an invitation from Venezuela President Hugo Chavez.