Former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is in contact with Borussia Dortmund.
AVB quit Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG last year to race rally cars.
But he is now in talks with BVB, says France Football.
AVB, 40, also took in spells at Porto and Zenit St Petersburg and would be brought in to revive a flagging Dortmund.
The Portuguese would replace Peter Stoger at BVB, who is expected to be shown the door this summer.