Salford City co-owner Gary Neville is plotting a raid on former club Manchester United as he has identified under-23 coach Neil Wood as the prime target to become the club's new manager, according to reports.
The League Two club announced on Tuesday that Gary Bowyer, who signed a two-year contract last May, had been relieved of his duties as Salford boss after guiding the Ammies to a 10th-place finish.
It means Neville is now searching for his fourth manager in two years after Bowyer failed to secure promotion to League One.
The Sun reports Wood is being lined up as Bowyer's successor after Salford missed out on former Portsmouth, Oxford and Lincoln boss Michael Appleton.