Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is in discussions to become Iraq's new manager.
Sven-Goran Eriksson Photo: Photosport
The 70-year-old, who managed the Three Lions between 2001 and 2006, has held talks with the Iraq Football Association this week.
Press Association Sport understands that no deal has yet been agreed but one could be concluded by the end of the week.
If Eriksson takes the job, it would see a return to work after a year out of the game following his exit from Shenzhen FC last June.
The Swede spent four years in China after previous spells with Guangzhou and Shanghai SIPG.
He became famous in England in 2000 when, after an impressive management career on the continent, he was named as Kevin Keegan's successor.
Taking charge of the 'Golden Generation' he took England to two World Cup quarter-finals and the Euro 2004 quarter-final, all of which his side lost on penalties.
He left after the 2006 World Cup in Germany and has gone on to have a nomadic career, managing Manchester City, Leicester, Notts County, Mexico and Ivory Coast before heading to China.
Iraq are currently ranked 89th in the world and next play Palestine in August.
-AAP