President of Cobreloa: "We will do everything we can to keep Figueroa"

SANTIAGO.- Members of Cobreloa have announced that they hope to continue on with coach Marco Antonio Figeroa, however, as the team's performance enhances, so does the coach's salary demands.

The president of the club, Juan George, insisted today that the matter will be addressed at a meeting with Figueroa's manager, Mariano Gastó.

"We are going to meet with his representative on Friday or Saturday", stated George, while also asserting that the club has only one proposal to offer: "The idea is that Figueroa remains with us".

"We are going to do everything we can monetarily on our part to keep Marco Antonio and his team of trainers in the medium-term, meaning 2009-2010, and along with his representative, I hope that we can reach an agreement that will be mutually beneficial for both parties", explained George.

In addition to the athletic aspect of the proposal, the issue naturally becomes an economic matter. Figueroa would like to increase the 7 million peso figure that he receives per month while the directors of the team are asking him to "take into consideration the current (financial) situation of the club as well as the salaries generally paid for similar positions in Chile".