De Kruif comes here on January 3

Former Bangladesh coach Lodewijk de Kruif is prepared to come to Dhaka on January 3 to hold talks with Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) over his pending salaries as well as working out the possibility of guiding the national team in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup to be held next month.
BFF vice-president and member of the National Teams Committee Tabith Awaal confirmed that the Dutchman would arrive here on January 3.
"De Kruif will arrive on January 3 and is scheduled to go back the next day. However, we will hold talks with him about offering him the interim job of guiding the national team during the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. If the talks are successful, de Kruif will then stay here till the end of the tournament," Tabith told The Daily Star over phone yesterday.
The coach and his deputy Rene Koster were relieved of their duties in October, and the head coach is believed to have four months' salaries still unpaid by the BFF.
When contacted through social media, de Kruif also confirmed that he would come here to settle the pending issues and that he was eager to work with the national team again.
The BFF has been in contact with de Kruif and a German coaching staff simultaneously, but it is believed that the Germans will not be available before the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, which is scheduled to be held from January 16 to 27.
The national team, meanwhile, will start their camp on December 31 at the BKSP in Savar under the guidance of current coach Saiful Bari Titu.