IN-DEMAND mentor Ange Postecoglou has been offered a $6 million, four-year deal to not only head Brisbane Roar's coaching operations but the Bakrie Group's entire football department.

The Courier-Mail has learnt that the Roar's Indonesian owners have upped the ante in their bid to keep Postecoglou, who has been widely tipped to join Melbourne Victory for close to $1 million a season.

If Postecoglou instead accepts the Bakrie Group's offer, he will head the conglomerate's expanding football wing, which already takes in the Roar, Belgian club Cercle Sportif Visé, Indonesian outfit Pelita Jaya and Uruguay-based Deportivo Indonesia. Apart from the financial benefits, perhaps the crucial element of the deal would be that Postecoglou could base himself in his home town of Melbourne.

It is no secret that Postecoglou is keen to return to Victoria for personal reasons.

He would make regular visits to Brisbane, Uruguay, Indonesia and Belgium as well as other clubs the Bakrie Group are planning to take over as part of its desire to build a formidable football empire.

"It's a unique position - nobody's ever had this position before," a source close to the club said.

"The Bakrie Group feel they need it. They have a vast network of clubs, they're further expanding that with academies and more clubs.

"They really love Ange's style. They feel as if they want to have a global synergy and that's been put to Ange.

"He's excited but he's got a lot to think about, and right now he wants to think about finishing the season."

Postecoglou's replacement as Brisbane coach would come from within the club, making current assistant Rado Vidosic the firm favourite to become the club's fourth head coach since the start of the A-League in 2005.

"Ange has put in a fantastic system and a fantastic bunch of people and there's no need for change," the source said. "There'll be nobody new coming in - that's for sure.

"It has never been considered, never been discussed."

Should Postecoglou accept the role, it could also lead to the Roar's current football manager Paul Trimboli remaining with the club.

It is expected that should Postecoglou defect to the Victory, Trimboli would also join his best friend at the A-League's biggest club.

An agitated Postecoglou yesterday refused to speculate on his coaching future.

"It doesn't matter what I say," Postecoglou said yesterday ahead of Brisbane's AFC Champions League clash tonight at Suncorp Stadium against Ulsan Hyundai, a clash that is a prelude to Sunday's A-League grand final.

"I'm not saying either way. This whole question about my future, it's something that fascinates other people. It doesn't fascinate me."

Originally published as Ange can become $6m coaching king