Notts County face a battle to keep football chief Sven Goran Eriksson.

The Sun says North Korea want the Swede and will reportedly fly to Beijing this week for talks with soccer chiefs from the Asian nation.

Notts County football director Eriksson, 61, will be accompanied by the club's chief executive Peter Trembling, who is considering a loan deal for the duration of next year's finals in South Africa.

The players from the rogue state of North Korea have qualified for the final stages for the first time since 1966 - when they reached the last eight.