Garry Cook has admitted that it would be a 'honour' to be approached by Newcastle United but the former Man City chief executive would find it a 'big step' to return to the front line again.
Newcastle's new owners started a formal recruitment process to appoint a CEO after long-serving managing director Lee Charnley left the club in November.
An external recruitment firm is assisting with that process - as is the case with the club's search for a director of football - and candidates are being interviewed.