Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The embattled Fifa chief called an end to his 17-year reign in the wake of an FBI corruption investigation on 2 June, and announced that an extraordinary congress would be held to find his successor.

But Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag, who quote an unnamed source close to Blatter, are reporting that he is considering remaining in office after being urged not to relinquish his position by African and Asian football associations.

Broken promises
Blatter has previous when it comes to changing his mind about the Fifa presidency. After beginning his fourth term in office back in 2011, the 79-year-old said he would not stand again, but was re-elected for a fifth time back in May.

Fifa are understood to be looking at choosing Blatter’s replacement between December and February, with the Swiss continuing to perform his presidential duties until then.

The source also claims that Blatter has not ruled out staying on as president, with the paper also suggesting that the recent departure of Fifa’s director of communications Walter de Gregorio could have increased Blatter’s appetite for the job.

Since the reports emerged, Fifa official Domenico Scala – who is overseeing the choosing of Blatter’s successor – has said that the planned reforms must still go ahead.

‘For me, the reforms are the central topic,’ he said in a statement.

‘That is why I think it is clearly indispensable to follow through with the initiated process of president’s change as has been announced.’



*Metro