According to a report from Reuters, the Ukrainian FA are eager to appoint Romanian gaffer Mircea Lucescu as the new head coach of Ukraine's national team. Lucescu is currently in charge at Europa League holders Shakhtar Donetsk.
Current head coach Olexiy Mykhaylychenko's two-year contract finishes at the end of this year and the governing body have made the decision not to offer him a new deal.
Ukraine failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after defeat by Greece in the play-offs last month and Mykhaylychenko has paid the price.
"I have considered everything, weighed up all the pros and cons and decided to talk to the president of Shakhtar, Rinat Akhmetov, about the possibility of Mircea Lucescu combining his work at the club with work for the national team," Hryhory Surkis, president of the Ukrainian FA, told reporters.
Lucescu became Shakhtar's coach in 2004 and has led the club to three Ukrainian championship titles and the UEFA Cup since.
Source:goal.com
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