DUBAI: Diego Maradona is ready to quit his job as Argentina manager and join English Premier League side Portsmouth, a report citing the footballing legend’s lawyer claimed.

Maradona, according to an article in Arabian Business, has already lined up four stars to help new owner Sulaiman Al Fahim’s Fratton Park revolution. Al Fahim, who is close with Maradona’s cousin Remigio, is said to want to appoint Maradona as the club’s global ambassador. Maradona’s lawyer, Angel Oscar Moyano, in a confidential e-mail published in the magazine, claimed: “He (Maradona) has got top players ready and he is even ready to leave the Argentine team.” According to the report, an Al Fahim advisor has confirmed that talks between the club and Remigio have taken place about a possible role.