Nottingham Forest have held talks with former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira after Sean Dyche was sacked following just 114 days in charge of the club.
Forest were held to a goalless draw at home by bottom club Wolves on Wednesday and are just three points above the Premier League relegation zone with 12 games remaining.
Sources have told BBC Sport that former Wolves boss Pereira is a leading contender to replace Dyche, having worked previously worked under Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis at Greek club Olympiacos.
Dyche's departure means Forest are searching for their fourth head coach of the campaign, having sacked Ange Postecoglou in October and Nuno Espirito Santo in September.