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Graham Potter has agreed terms to become the new manager of Sweden.
The 50-year old, who was sacked as head coach of West Ham in September, expressed a desire to take on the Swedish national job after they parted ways with Jon Dahl Tomasson on Tuesday.
Talks have accelerated quickly with Potter willing to accept a short-term six-month deal with a remit to salvage their World Cup campaign. If successful, there will be an opportunity to extend his contract.
Potter, who was dismissed by West Ham after only eight months at the helm, cut his managerial teeth with a successful spell in Sweden as boss of Ostersunds FK from 2011 until 2018.
He led them from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the top division and claimed the Swedish Cup in 2017.
Potter then managed Swansea City and Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022 but was sacked there after seven months.
Graham Potter has agreed terms to become the new manager of Sweden on a six-month deal
Jon Dahl Tomasson was given his marching orders on the heel of a dismal 1-0 loss to Kosovo
Defeat left Sweden bottom of their four-team group and winless from four qualifying matches
Sweden sacked former Denmark striker and Blackburn Rovers boss Tomasson after a 1-0 defeat at home to Kosovo in Monday's World Cup qualifier.
Despite boasting a strikeforce of Liverpool's Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal, Sweden have drawn with Slovenia and lost to both Switzerland and Kosovo in their opening three group games.
They return to action in three weeks’ time and need wins against Slovenia and Switzerland just to make it into the play-offs in March for the World Cup next summer.
Potter was previously under consideration in 2023 to take over the national team, but pulled himself from the running due to an unwillingness to return to management so soon after leaving Stamford Bridge.
But in an interview with Swedish outlet Fotbollskalanen this week, Potter appeared to show off his own credentials for the role.
'I'm actually in Sweden right now, in my house in Sweden,' Potter said. 'I'm between jobs and just left the Premier League.
'I'm open to anything, really, where I feel I can help. The job as manager of the Swedish national team is fantastic.'
'I'm only 50 years old and I still have a lot to offer. It's not about me finding a job at a specific level, but about finding something where I feel I can help and where I can make a difference. I also want to feel that we (those involved) are on the same page. Those are my criteria.'
West Ham parted ways with Potter at the end of September after a dismal start to the season
Potter, who was sacked by West Ham after only eight months at the helm, cut his managerial teeth with a successful spell in Sweden as boss of Ostersunds FK from 2011 until 2018
West Ham parted ways with Potter at the end of September after a disappointing start to the season, with the London club losing four of their opening five Premier League games with the Englishman at the helm.
Potter, who also oversaw West Ham's 3-2 defeat by Wolves in the Carabao Cup, was replaced by former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
Despite his last three jobs coming in the Premier League, where managerial salaries are at their most lucrative, Potter has urged that he will not be forced to turn Sweden down for financial reasons.
Hinting he would be willing to take a significant pay cut, Potter said: 'I've been lucky enough to have the career I've had. It's meant that I'm in a very good position financially. It's reached the level where I don't have to consider finances as a reason to take a job or not.'
