The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has finalised the services of Tan Kim Her of Malaysia and he will be joining the Indian team by the end of September.
Asked about his plans with Kim, Gopichand told PTI: "I want Kim to work on two levels. Firstly to ensure that we have maximum qualification for the Rio Olympics. Generally, in the Olympic year our players need to play so many tournaments, so it is sometimes difficult to get a longer pocket to train.
"Also look at the young juniors and see how can we shape them up. He comes with a lot of experience with his stints at Korea, Malaysia. He definitely brings to the table a lot of knowledge and share his vision and I want him to help with those ideas."
According to BAI, Tan Kim will be holding the national camp for doubles at a separate training venue in Hyderabad and not at the Pullela Gopichand Academy.
World No 12 Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, who have been training separately, had expressed reservations about training at the Gopichand academy.