Chanvit reportedly met with an official from the V-League outfit at the Thai team hotel on the night his side sealed a 2-0 win over hosts Vietnam in the Asean Football Championship first-leg semi-final last month.

A report said negotiations had been going on and the two parties would have another talk on Friday when Chanvit visits Vietnam to watch Dong Thap play in an FA Cup match.

The national team's head coach said the Vietnamese had not sent the fine details of his contract as promised apart an e-mail concerning his trip to Vietnam.

"I would like to know the exact salary they will offer plus other benefits before considering the offer," said Chanwit, whose side suffered a heartbreak on Sunday when it lost to Singapore 3-2 on aggregate in the Asean Football Championship final. "I need to think carefully because I have to bid goodbye to my bureaucratic career and quit the national team post, which means a loss of about Bt4-5 million. It is a tough decision.

"I'm quite firm on my stance that if I get less than US$15,000 (Bt540,000) per month, I will reject the offer," said Chanwit.

Striker Pipat Thonkanya, who used to play for Dong Thap, doesn't believe the V-league outfit can hire Chanvit at such a figure given their financial state.

However, a Vietnamese reporter in Thailand who spoke on condition of anonymity said the side has the financial capacity to lure Chanwit to Vietnam. Dong Thap mandarins feel the presence of Chanvit would make the league more colourful and the youth team players would gain much benefit should the Thai take control of the team.

Meanwhile, there is high possibility that veteran striker Kiartisak "Zico" Senamuang would be excluded from the squad preparing for the Asian Cup tournament, which will be co-hosted by Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam in September.