Sean Dyche is set to replace Ange Postecoglou as Nottingham Forest manager with multiple media outlets reporting that the 54-year-old Englishman had verbally agreed terms on a contract running until 2027.
Australian coach Postecoglou was sacked after Forest's 3-0 loss to Chelsea at the weekend, ending a miserable, and ruthlessly short, run of eight winless games in charge.
Dyche's appointment is yet to be officially announced by the club.
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Sean Dyche of Everton and Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham Hotspur look on.
Sean Dyche of Everton and Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham Hotspur look on. Getty
It is being viewed as a safe, if not sexy, appointment.
Dyche is a former Forest player and an experienced Premier League manager who spent a decade with Burnley before most recently leading Everton between 2023-25.
Postecoglou, meanwhile, will lick his wounds before going again.
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Sean Dyche of Everton gestures as Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham Hotspur looks on.
Sean Dyche of Everton gestures as Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham Hotspur looks on. Getty
"Wrong place. Wrong time," Premier League Hall of Famer Martin Tyler told Stan Sport.
"Maybe such a brief encounter will turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Ange is made of stern stuff - I have no doubt that he will come again."
Stan Sport expert Mark Pougatch said it was highly unlikely Postecoglou would get another Premier League gig in his career.
"He was on a hiding to nothing from the beginning, replacing a very popular manager in Nuno who was Forest's most successful for decades," Pougatch said.
"As soon as Ange made a slow start the Forest fans were making that point out loud and very forcibly."
British football pundit Andy Brassell told Stan Sport that Postecoglou "never stood a chance" in Nottingham.
"Parachuted into an already-started season and a squad for a coach with principles diametrically opposed to his," Brassell said.
"It wasn't a success but most will understand what a no-win situation it was, and such a short spell shouldn't significantly damage his reputation."
Ange Postecoglou and Dan Ndoye of Nottingham Forest look dejected.
Ange Postecoglou and Dan Ndoye of Nottingham Forest look dejected. Getty
Fellow analyst Katie Shanahan told Stan Sport that the 60-year-old's axing was "very harsh."
"No time to get across your philosophy or even get to know the players! These Nottingham Forest players were used to Nuno's counter-attacking style that took them into Europe for the first time in 30 years," Shanahan said.
"Ange's attacking style is the complete opposite and needed time.
"Football is a brutal, results-based business with Postecoglou failing to win any of his eight matches in charge. So where does he go from here?"