Adelaide United coach-in-waiting Gertjan Verbeek waiting for the Reds chairman to finalise a deal

Adelaide United’s potential new coach Gertjan Verbeek waiting to meet with Reds boss Piet van der Pol to confirm his move to the A-League.

ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS - MARCH 4: coach Gertjan Verbeek of FC Twente during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Fc Twente v FC Groningen at the De Grolsch Veste on March 4, 2018 in Enschede Netherlands (Photo by Peter Lous/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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Adelaide United’s potential new coach Gertjan Verbeek revealed he is waiting to meet Reds chairman Piet van der Pol to finalise details of his pending new A-League adventure.

The 56-year-old Dutchman said he had advanced talks with van der Pol about a number of items claiming no contract had been signed just yet in what would be his first gig outside of Europe.

Verbeek is in the box seat to replace popular outgoing German boss Marco Kurz.

“The president (van der Pol) is in China, so I’m ready for him to come to Holland this week,’’ Verbeek said from the Netherlands on Thursday afternoon.

“I’m looking forward to work together with Australian coaches and I hope to also learn from them and them from me because some coaches have not had the experience to work in Europe.

“I think the football is quite different (in Australia), not very different but a little different, maybe more tactical than technical.”

Verbeek said he had been impressed with the Australian sports landscape where he met

SASI coach Tony Vidmar at Kidman Park in 2011.

Socceroos legend Tony Vidmar when the South Australian was boss of soccer’s Australian Institute of Sports program in Canberra.

Vidmar, 48, has been linked with a return to SA perhaps in a coaching role with Verbeek after spending more than two years with Melbourne City.

Off contract Melbourne Victory attacker, SA-born Socceroo James Troisi is also bound to attract the Dutchman’s interest.

Vidmar has an understanding of what’s demanded in Dutch football after representing NAC Breda.

Troisi, 30, has had vast recent experience across England, Italy, Belgium and Turkey.

“I have visited Australia five years ago and was impressed with the Australian attitude with sports with football, Aussie rules, with cricket and rugby,’’ Verbeek said.

“We visited a lot of teams and we were shown how they work and they have a very good spirit and they love training every day so I’m looking forward to leading the team to success.”

“I have visited Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney but not Adelaide.

“I have talked with the president (van der Pol) about the technical staff and maybe I can bring a Dutch assistant coach with me.

“We make the team complete with Australian coaches, so we have a mix, that’s still a part of the contract that we have to discuss.”

Melbourne Victory’s James Troisi. Picture: AAP Image/Daniel Pockett

Verbeek expects to arrive in Australia with his wife and young child to work if he agrees to terms.

“Of course that's part of the deal but if the family says “no” then I stay here I cannot go without the family,’’ he said.

“I know enough (about Adelaide and the club) I have seen enough, I have read enough, so now it’s about the information about if (the contract) it’s going on.

“I plan to come at the end of June to Australia and to stay because when you make the decision that you go, you don’t go for one year because after a half year you have to already look forward to going home.”

Verbeek watched both of Adelaide’s finals games - the 1-0 victory over Melbourne City and the dramatic penalty shootout loss to Perth Glory - from the Netherlands.

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