The Romanian specialist, who lost his job last month after being fired from Zenit, could head the Turkish Konyaspor.
"We negotiated with Lucescu, as well as with Gheorghe Hadji. Mircea would have been a great coach for our team, but he would have cost too much for us.
Haji is very popular and can give a lot to the club, including attracting attention from the media, "said club president Ahmet Shan in an interview with Yenihaberden.
Recall that Lucescu after 12 years of work in the miner left the club and moved to Zenit, with which he took third place in the championship. It is also worth noting that Lucescu has experience in the Turkish championship, he trained Galatasaray and Besiktas for two seasons.