Leonid Slutsky is expected to be named Russia’s national team coach any time now.

      According to the daily Sport Express, Slutsky will keep his job as the CSKA Moscow coach.

      An agreement has been reached with the club owner, Evgeny Giner, who is known as a tough man in football circles.

      The candidacy has also been approved by the Kremlin, Sport Express cites its source as saying.

      On Tuesday, CSKA Moscow put on a disappointing performance in a key qualifier against Sparta Prague as the Russian pundits expected nothing but success from a coach tipped to become Fabio Capello’s successor.

      Sparta tied the game twice under a hard rain, both times within minutes of the goals scored by Alan Dzagoyev and Zoran Tosic.

      CSKA Moscow were considered to be favorites in the first leg of the Champions League qualifiers while Leonid Slutsky is widely touted as the new head coach for the national team.

      Slutsky has stayed with CSKA since October 2009 and won the Premier League five times.