Erick Thohir Will Re-Analyze Shin Tae-Yong's Contract, Next Week's Meeting Will Be Decisive?

JAKARTA - PSSI Chairman (Ketum), Erick Thohir, answered questions about the future of the Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong. This situation began to become a public question following the cancellation of the 2023 U-20 World Cup.

Erick admitted that he would first read the details of the South Korean coach's contract. He will schedule a meeting with the South Korean coach next week.

"I think this way, coach Shin Tae-yong's contract is still valid until the end of the year. But the U-20 (World Cup) is gone, because of that I will meet with coach Shin Tae-yong to review what we can improve this collaboration or this contract," opened Erick Thohir in his statement at the Ministry of BUMN on Thursday, April 13.

"What is certain is that there will be a meeting, me and coach Shin, but not this week, next week," he continued.

Previously it was known that Shin Tae-yong's contract would end in December 2023. The former coach of the South Korean national team was previously assigned to oversee the U-20 national team in the country.

However, after it was confirmed that the agenda was canceled in Indonesia, this automatically made the coach's U-20 squad also fail to appear.

Even though after that agenda, Indonesia still has to face other competitions such as the SEA Games and other international agendas.

With these considerations, Erick Thohir did not want to make a hasty decision. For him, it is important to know the conditions and projections of football to determine the future of Shin Tae-yong.

"Of course, we also see the condition that there are several senior team tournaments, namely the AFC. We are sitting here. Let's not also make a policy without looking at the latest situation on the field," said the man who is also the Minister of BUMN.

"I want to study the contract. I haven't held the contract yet. What's the salary, what's the contract, I've never read it. But this is a part, of course, we see the development of the national team in the long term as well. But there are seniors."

"That's why I sat down, of course in fixing football, one by one," he continued.

Shin Tae-yong still has other tasks after being canceled from accompanying the U-20 national team in the 2023 U-20 World Cup, his remaining task is accompanying the national team in FIFA Matchdays in June, September, October, and November.