Croatian national team manager Slaven Bilic has revealed that he has been offered the job as Hamburg trainer to succeed Hub Stevens, who is leaving in the summer.
Following his success in leading Croatia to the European Championships, Bilic has been linked with a number of club sides including some from the Premier League.
His tenure with the Croats comes to an end after the finals tournament and it has become apparent that Hamburg have upped their efforts to get Bilic to the HSH Nordbank Arena to replace Stevens.
“They made it clear that they want me to take over the team from this summer” Bilic told Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List.
"However, we haven't talked about any concrete details yet."
The Croatian Football Association (HNS) however remain hopeful of signing Bilic to a new deal, but have admitted they may not be able to match the financial power that Europe's leading clubs possess.
“I wouldn't like to use media as a means of communication with my employer and anyhow, there is nothing new yet” Bilic added.
"It is true that the Hamburg offer is an honour for me."
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