Sven-Goran Eriksson faces axe as Shanghai SIPG boss but the former England chief is lined up to take over their Chinese Super League rivals Beijing Guoan
SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON is set to be axed today by Shanghai SIPG.
But the former England coach, 68, will walk into another Far East job with Beijing Guoan.
Ex-Three Lions chief Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to swap Shanghai for BeijingGetty ImagesEriksson seems certain to go after failing to make Shanghai SIPG a genuine title threat this seasonAAPManchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney was one of the players tipped to join Eriksson in the dripping-rich Chinese Super LeaguePA:Press AssociationEriksson has said he expects the Chinese Super League – and the national team – to emerge as major forces within the next decade or soGetty Images
Eriksson has paid the price for a disappointing season in China.
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Shanghai came third in the China Super League, 12 points behind champs Guangzhou Evergrande.
Former Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is being tipped to take over.
He has worked with record signing, Brazilian Hulk, at Russian club Zenit St Petersburg.
But AVB is thought to face competition from a South American coach.
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