Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson confirmed on Sunday that Egypt's Zamalek have expressed an interest in appointing him as their new coach. "I have a contact with an agent who phoned me some days ago and asked if I would be interested in that," Eriksson told an Egyptian radio station. "I told him at the moment I don't have a job and I'm interested in everything. I'm waiting for another phone call tomorrow for more negotiations." The Cairo giants are looking for a replacement for Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio, who was sacked earlier this month following the club's elimination from the Arab Championship. Zamalek's controversial chairman Mortada Mansour, who fell out with Inacio before relieving him of his duties, said the new coach will be "world class". Several reports suggested Swede Eriksson is one the candidates to fill the vacant Zamalek seat. The club are also in talks with former Belgium coach Franky Vercauteren. The 69-year-old Eriksson, who started his coaching career in 1979, had a long spell in European football, managing the likes of Benfica, Manchester City, Roma, Sampdoria and Lazio. He enjoyed a highly successful stint at Lazio, guiding them to several titles including the European Cup of Cup winners in 1999 and the Serie A, Italian Cup and the domestic Super Cup one year later. In 2001, Eriksson become the first foreign coach to take charge of England. He left following the 2006 World Cup. The veteran coach's only previous experience in Africa was with the Ivory Coast national team, whom he led at the 2010 World Cup. They failed to qualify for the round of 16. Eriksson's last spell was at China's Shenzhen FC but he was sacked in June after a nine-match winless run.
