Widespread reports suggest Vincent Kompany will be named Burnley's next manager. Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton had been the bookmakers' favourite for the role, but he ruled himself out last week.
Manchester City legend Kompany has left his post at Belgian club Anderlecht and is in line to take over at Turf Moor from caretaker boss Mike Jackson, who fell short of leading the Clarets to Premier League safety after the sacking of Sean Dyche.
Barton, a stalwart of Burnley's promotion to the top flight in 2015, was odds-on favourite be the next man in the dugout after winning promotion from League Two with Bristol Rovers this season. But the 39-year-old, whose current contract at Rovers ends in June 2023, insisted he is in it for the long haul when asked recently about his future.
