Ecuador have denied agreeing terms for Jurgen Klinsmann to become their new national team coach and said media reports that the former United States boss is set to take over are speculation.
"There is nothing concrete, just speculation," Ecuador Football Federation (FEF) director Carlos Galarza told reporters.
But he added: "There have been talks with coaches, or rather, one coach in particular."
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Ecuador's previous coach Hernan Dario Gomez was fired in July after they were knocked out in the Copa America group stages, with under-20 coach Jorge Celico taking charge on an interim basis.