Former AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca and ex-Paris St-Germain supervisor Christophe Galtier, presently in control of Saudi Professional-League membership Al Duhail, have additionally been spoken to by West Ham.
Nevertheless the idea from each camps is that Potter will get the job.
If that’s the case, Potter will return to administration for the primary time since he was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023.
The 49-year-old was the Blues’ first managerial appointment following Todd Boehly’s takeover however he was dismissed after lower than seven months in cost.
Chelsea paid greater than £21m in compensation to Brighton, the place Potter he had impressed after main the Seagulls to Premier League finishes of fifteenth, sixteenth and ninth in his three-year spell.
Potter, who has additionally managed at Ostersunds FK and Swansea Metropolis, oversaw a report £323m outlay at Stamford Bridge within the 2023 January switch window however success didn’t materialise and he was sacked following his facet’s eleventh defeat in 31 video games.
He was linked with the England job earlier than Thomas Tuchel, his predecessor at Chelsea, was appointed as Gareth Southgate’s successor.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Potter stated membership soccer was “extra rewarding” than worldwide administration.
