Day’s new contract from middle of Aug

Although the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) wanted to renew their contract with head coach Jamie Day before his current deal expires on May 15, it is likely to wait for a few more days as the draft agreement was not completed till Wednesday.

"We have been working with the agent of Jamie Day for the last three weeks to renew his contract for the next two years from mid August of 2020. We have already had four meetings online and several e-mail communications to prepare a draft agreement. We are hoping to finalise all terms and conditions within a week," BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told The Daily Star.

The 40-year-old coach has been in England since early March after FIFA suspended World Cup Qualifying fixtures following the global outbreak of coronavirus.

Shohag informed that the agreement will come into effect from August 16 as FIFA is likely to resume the World Cup Qualifiers in late November or early December, subject to the normalcy of the situation.

However, the BFF is not going to retain the services of the British coaches at the BFF-Fortis Football Academy.

"We had contracts with three British coaches till April 26 and we did not renew the contacts. We told them that we would communicate after things turn normal as we don't want to pay their salaries without service," said Shohag.

The BFF secretary, however, said they would take every step and provide all support to Day to find expatriates booters from Europe.

"In the discussion of last few weeks, we have wanted to ensure that Jamie will scout Bangladeshi expatriate players likes Jamal Bhuiyan, especially from UK. BFF will give all kinds of supports to Jamie in this regard," said Shohag.