Tasnim – Former Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni has been shortlisted to take charge of Iranian football club Esteghlal, Tuttomercatoweb.com reported.
The 43-year-old coach has most recently worked at Sparta Prague.
Stramaccioni has also coached Italian club Udinese and Greek giant Panathinaikos.
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Spanish coach Jose Murcia, who is currently leading Qatari club Al Shahania, had been linked with the Iranian football club.
Esteghlal parted company with German coach Winfried Schaefer in late April following poor results in the Iran Professional League.
Assistant coach Farhad Majidi replaced Schaefer until the end of the season.