Croatian would be a brilliant coup for Portsmouth.

If Portsmouth can persuade Slaven Bilic to become their next manager then it would be a fantastic arrival to the club that could propel it to new heights. Pompey have only just under gone a financial transition between owners and are now looking for someone to come in and guide the team into the top six of the Premier League.

For the first time in the club’s history, Pompey now have a bit of financial muscle to flex as they are owned by the same person that spear headed the take over of Manchester City. The financial benefits of that take over have been fully seen and a similar effect could be had down on the South coast if Bilic is appointed as boss.

Bilic’s agent said today: “Slaven is open to offers and there is interest from Portsmouth. There are different clubs who want him but he is very interested. Portsmouth have tried to get in touch, but there is no concrete offer at this stage. But the idea of working with and building the club would excite him.”

“There are a lot of different clubs who want him and he is considering those options. There are big teams in Germany interested and other teams in England have shown an interest, as well as Celtic.”

To begin with Bilic does not currently earn anything like the amount of money that Premier League managers are on and hence he would happily listen to a lucrative contract if it were put in front of him. Although money isn’t every thing in the modern game it would mean that Bilic would possibly have no qualms in dropping the current commitments he has in order to move on.

He clearly has some managerial ability as his tenure in charge of Croatia saw them qualify for last summer’s European Championships at the expense of a poor England side. So if Pompey want someone who knows what he is doing and has the ability to tactically change a game very quickly then Bilic could be there man.

Furthermore Croatia’s current World Cup qualifying campaign has not gone exactly according to plan it may have been a matter of time before the powers that be in Croatia would have looked for an alternative option anyway.

A lot of people also know a lot about him in this country. He spent a large part of his playing career with the West Ham United shirt on and earned a reputation as a no nonsense type of player who demanded the best from himself and everyone else. These could be virtues that work very well for Pompey as they will need a strict regime to stop players getting carried away with the new financial luxury that has just hit the club.

It is not possible to be able to read Bilic’s next move but it would be hard for him to turn down the chance to work in the Premier League. He also knows the country and the language so it would be easier for him to settle down in Portsmouth than it would be in a part of another country.