ALL-conquering Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx is set to arrive in Brisbane on Monday to finalise his move to the Roar.

The Courier-Mail revealed last month that the Spaniard was a leading contender to replace interim Roar mentor Frans Thijssen.

It is now all but certain that 42-year-old Tribulietx will get the job, with negotiations set to be completed this week.

It is believed Roar football director Ken Stead is willing to offer Tribulietx a two-year deal — with Brisbane also having an option for an extra season — worth more than $200,000 a year.

Tribulietx last week guided his Auckland club to a fifth successive OFC Champions League title and a berth in this year’s FIFA Club World Cup.

media_camera Ramon Tribulietx talks tactics with Auckland City player Luis Corrales.

At last year’s Club World Cup, the New Zealand semi-professional outfit punched above their weight under Tribulietx’s guidance to claim the bronze medal.

Tribulietx is expected to be an interested spectator at Cbus Super Stadium on Tuesday night when the Roar meet Japanese outfit Urawa Red Diamonds in an AFC Champions League Group G match.

It could be Thijssen’s final match in charge of the Roar, who need to beat Urawa, hope South Korean club Suwon Bluewings defeat Chinese side Beijing Guoan and overturn a goal difference favouring Beijing by four, to qualify for the round of 16.

“We will name a strong side that will be prepared to attack” Thijssen said.

“The important thing is we must take our chances when we create them and not waste goalscoring opportunities.”

The Roar’s ordinary A-League title defence came to an end when they were beaten 2-1 by Adelaide United in last Friday night’s elimination final at Adelaide Oval.

Having only qualified for the top-six finals series because of Perth Glory’s exclusion from the playoffs for breaching the salary cap, Brisbane failed to capitalise on their giftwrapped finals berth.

“I thought we played some good stuff but I think we were just a bit naive at stages,” Roar skipper Matt McKay said.

“I was an end-to-end game but I think the chances we created were enough to win the game.”

In good news for the Roar, marquee man Thomas Broich trained strongly yesterday to dispel any doubts he would play tomorrow night after copping a heavy blow to the face in the loss to the Reds.

Despite being bottom of Group G, Urawa are in good form domestically, beating Gamba Osaka 1-0 on Saturday to stay three points clear at the top of the J-League.