Hull City expect to have their new manager in place for the weekend's FA Cup fixture against Swansea after opting to sack Mike Phelan on Tuesday for 'a fresh approach'.
The former Manchester United assistant lasted just 82 days in his first job as the No 1, having been appointed in October after three months in caretaker charge.
Former Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett is the man the Premier League's bottom club want to appoint. Rowett - sacked by Birmingham last month - was on Hull's shortlist in the summer Steve Bruce resigned, but when a proposed takeover of Chinese investors collapsed, the owning Allam family decided to stick with Phelan.