Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney hopes a deal can be struck with Arsenal academy boss Liam Brady.

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni wants Brady to join his backroom team and Delaney told the Irish Sun: "The FAI and Giovanni would love him to come but Liam has got to look at whether he can.

"Liam is a professional and wants to be sure that if he does take it on that he would be able to continue with his job at Arsenal. So he is going to think about that for a little while.

"I don't want to talk publicly about what his role with Ireland would be, but certainly it was clarified over the day or two we were out there.

"But I'd love to have him. He's the perfect fit for the role we spoke about. He also has a very good relationship on a personal basis with [assistant boss] Marco Tardelli. They are good friends.

"And of course, he played under Giovanni, who rang Liam when he first got the approach. So there's a lot there that would work well. I'm hopeful, but it is Liam's decision."