Aston Villa assistant coach John Terry is being linked with the vacant manager's job at Hearts.

The Edinburgh club are on the lookout for a new boss after sacking Craig Levein at the end of last month.

Aston Villa's assistant manager has been linked with a number of top jobs across the country, with reports claiming he turned down the chance to take over at West Brom this summer.

The Birmingham Mail says Terry is among the candidates for the Tynecastle post.

Former Birmingham City boss Steve Cotterill is the favourite to take the job after holding interviews with Hearts bosses.