FC Twente coach Steve McClaren is in line for an England return.
McClaren is being mentioned as a candidate for the new technical director's role.
The Daily Mail says McClaren, 50, would be seen as a serious candidate given the respect he retains as a modern, forward thinking coach who responded to his England flop by guiding FC Twente to the Dutch league title.
Senior FA officials now accept the 50-year-old was appointed too early by England.