Former Fulham boss Jean Tigana is being linked with the Manchester City job.
The Mirror says Tigana has indicated he is be willing to have talks about the City post.
City, managerless since Stuart Pearce was axed on May 14, had missed out on their main targets - Claudio Ranieri, Juande Ramos and Ronald Koeman.
They have also spoken to Didier Deschamps, who quit Juventus after leading them back into Serie A.