Wayne Rooney is interested in taking over at Newcastle United should the club's new Saudi owners sack Steve Bruce, according to reports.
Bruce is under increasing pressure following defeat at Tottenham which ended sourly as Sportsmail revealed a bust-up in the tunnel between Jamal Lascelles and team-mate Isaac Hayden.
Sportsmail also understands that some players voiced their unhappiness with Bruce's tactics in the dressing-room after defeat to Tottenham and a change has felt imminent for some time.
Rooney, who is cutting his teeth in management with Derby County in the Championship, would be interested in the role if it became available, according to The Chronicle.