LEE CARSLEY has reportedly been contacted by Stoke City over the vacant manager role.
The Potters are without a manager since sacking Alex Neil, with the club on the edge of the relegation zone.
Stoke City are currently 19th in the second division, having lost eleven of their 21 matches.
The club had been linked with a move for Graham Potter.
However, the former Blues manager is believed to have rejected the opportunity to move to the Bet365 Stadium.
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Carsley, 49, is now believed to be the club's next target to take up the seat in the dugout.
BBC reporter Aaron Paul has claimed that the England Under 21s coach has met with Stoke about the position.
He wrote: "Been told this morning that Stoke City have met England U21 head coach Lee Carsley, with a view to him becoming their new manager."
Carsley is yet to manage a club in England on a permanent basis.
He has worked as a caretaker at Coventry and Birmingham City before getting his current job with England's youth.
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He has achieved success with the England U21s having won the Uefa European Under-21 Championship in the summer.
The young Lions beat Spain 1-0 in the final thanks to a goal from Curtis Jones and a late penalty save from James Trafford.
