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I'm not a mercenary - Sampaoli justifies his desire to leave Sevilla for Argentina

The club closed their season by beating Osasuna 5-0 but the manager was left defending his impending move to manage his country

Jorge Sampaoli was defiant over his seemingly imminent appointment as Argentina head coach after Sevilla completed their La Liga season with a 5-0 win over Osasuna.

Sampaoli confirmed his intention to take charge of his country's ailing World Cup qualification campaign this week but a deal is yet to be reached between the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Sevilla.

Speaking after braces from Vitolo and Franco Vazquez either side of a Stevan Jovetic strike saw off already relegated opponents, Sampaoli reiterated his stance that Argentina was the only job he would leave the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to take.