Levski management has already made contact with its former footballer Iliya Gruev, who is among the candidates for the new coach of the Blues, informs "Tema Sport", quoted by BTA.
Something more - the former midfielder has already consulted with Krasimir Balakov about whether to possibly accept to coach Levski.
The Bulgarian was linked to coach Sofia last summer, but later Nasko Sirakov settled on an option with Nikolay Kostov.
This season, the 55-year-old specialist started working as an assistant in the third division German Ingolstadt, where he is assistant to coach Zabrina Wittmann, and the team is in fifth place in the standings.
Gruev is a Levski junior and He started his career as a footballer at "Georgi Asparuhov", then went through Slavia, Altai, Loko SF, Montana, Neftohimik, Uerdingen and Duisburg, and later was also the coach of the Zebras. In a coaching crisis, his name is always mentioned for the Blues.