The Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has confirmed he will sit down with Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni to discuss a new contract.
Trapattoni has made no secret of the fact that he wants to extend his current deal with the FAI until the end of the qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup.
As things stand, Trapattoni's contract will come to an end whenever Ireland exit Euro 2012 but after leading the Boys in Green to next summer's finals in Poland and Ukraine the Italian is likely to be offered an extension.
While Delaney wants the country to celebrate reaching the European Championships he has confirmed he will meet with Trapattoni in the near future.
"To work with Giovanni Trapattoni, for me, has been a pleasure," Delaney told Sky Sports.
"The board will meet in the next couple of weeks to sit down with Giovanni to discuss as to what can happen in the future."
Delaney added: "I think that should happen sooner rather than later.
"I think we should have our discussion. There has been a lot public debate about what's happening, all the usual stuff, but tonight is about qualifying.
"We'll leave for another week or two the debate about the manager's contract, but what I will say is has Giovanni Trapattoni taken us forward?
"Yes, he has. Four years ago where were we? Today we're in a far better place and we're qualified."