Roy Hodgson remains the outstanding candidate if the club can convince him of their ambitions and financial muscle, with Chris Hughton, Derek McInnes and Sean O’Driscoll also under consideration.
The club have intimated that they will keep their options open regarding the type of replacement they bring in, with chairman Jeremy Peace ostensibly concerned with retaining their Premier League status above all else.
There are concerns that turning to a manager simply to avoid relegation would undermine their current continental approach to running the club.
