Queens Park Rangers have placed Tim Sherwood at the top of their list of managerial targets to replace Steve McClaren, who was sacked on Monday.
The 50-year-old has been out of work since leaving his role as Swindon Town's director of football in 2017 but has a close relationship with Les Ferdinand, who has the same role at Loftus Road.
The duo worked together when Sherwood was manager of Tottenham Hotspur and the former Spurs and Aston Villa boss nearly took over QPR when Harry Redknapp quit the club in 2015, by which time Ferdinand was already in his role as director of football.