Sven not ruling out City exit May 09 2008
Sven-Goran Eriksson has admitted "it is a possibility" he could leave Manchester City.
The Swede expects his future to be clarified by owner Thaksin Shinawatra after City's Premier League final fixture of the season at Middlesbrough.
However it is widely believed this will be his last game in charge, with Benfica waiting in the wings.
On the prospect of leaving Eastlands, Eriksson said: "It is a possibility, of course it is.
"It is not a secret to anyone in the world of football. But we will see, nothing is confirmed.
"Let's play the last game and have a little bit of patience. The fact is we will probably know next week."
Club spokesman Ricardo Maia added: "More details about our future coach will be announced next week, when the Portuguese and Premier league finish.
"At the moment our coach vacancy has been centred on Eriksson and we will not reveal other names."
Meanwhile, Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has distanced himself from talk he will replace Eriksson at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Scolari, who is gearing up to lead Portugal at Euro 2008 this summer, insists he is happy in his current role and has not agreed to join the Blues.
"Portugal offers me everything I need," the Brazilian said in an interview late on Thursday with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.
"I have no agreement with that club."
Scolari also talked about jobs he has been in the running for but had not accepted due to leaks in the media or wrong timing.
"Benfica contacted me (in 2004), but because someone leaked the conversations to the media I refused," he said.
"The same thing happened with the English FA. They came to Lisbon, but suddenly everything was in the media."
The 59-year-old said he had also been "contacted by Real Madrid and Barcelona" in the past.
"It was the wrong timing as I had just signed with Portugal FA," added Scolari, who took up the Portuguese reins in 2003.