Ex-Chelsea coach Avram Grants arrives Ghana to take over as coach, hold talks over salary

Ex-Chelsea coach Avram Grant has started talks over his salary as Ghana boss after arriving in the country's capital Accra on Wednesday night, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal.

The Israeli manager was immediately plunged into advanced contract talks with officials of the Ghana FA on Thursday morning over the sticking points over his appointment as the Black Stars coach.

Grant's salary has been one key issues that affected his direct appointment as his salary demands by far outstrips what the GFA can afford for the coach of the national team.

The GFA is also looking into suggestions that Grant's Israeli passport could pose accessibility problems if he has to travel to some specific Arab nations in his line of duty.

“Avram Grant has arrived in the country and we have started talks with him over some outstanding issues over his appointment as the new Black Stars coach,” Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi told Muntea FM on Thursday night.

If the talks progress well Grant will travel to Kampala and Tamale to watch the Black Stars in their upcmonig matches in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The GFA says Grant ranked highest after they interviewed the former Chelsea boss, Michel Pont who worked with the Switzerland national team as assistant coach and Juan Ignacio Jiminez who is in line to become Ghana coach in the event that Grant and the Ghana Football Association don't reach a deal.

Grant's background as a former Chelsea boss and manager of Israel seem to have been some of the factors that gave him the edge over the applicants.