He is the highly-rated Tottenham Hotspur coach who could be handed the chance to be a manager in his own right at Swansea City.
But while Chris Davies may be a new name to some, his journey to potential Championship management has not come out of the blue.
At 38, Davies already has more than a decade's worth of experience behind him having served as a key figure in Brendan Rodgers' coaching staff at Leicester City, Liverpool and Celtic.
Now he has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Michael Duff at the same club he took his first steps in senior football.