According to , Omsk “Avant-garde” suggested to the trainer Mikhail Kravets new one-year contract.
Kravets has been in charge of Avangard since October 2022. Under the 59-year-old, the Omsk club reached the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup, where they lost to Kazan in five matches. “Ak Barsu” with a score of 1 to 4.
Once the season ended, Avangard took a break to explore all possible options. In particular, a conversation took place with Bob Hartley, but in the end he did not agree with the Canadian. The reason was not money, but family matters.
Negotiations also took place with a number of foreign coaches, some of whom were ready to go to Russia. But the club decided those options were unreliable and eventually backtracked on a Russian specialist. Kravets had offers from Kunlun and another Eastern Conference club, but Avangard was a priority for him.
Earlier in May, Hartley told he was focused on building an apartment building in his homeland in the coming months.
Avangard is due to announce Kravets’ appointment on Tuesday. The terms of the deal remained the same as last season.
Source : MatchTV
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