Birmingham City have made direct contact with former Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank, with Chris Davies' future at St. Andrews now in doubt.
Pressure mounting on Chris Davies at Birmingham
On the face of it, it has been a solid first season back in the Championship for the Blues, considering they are sat in 10th place, with just one game left to play, but having been promoted alongside sixth-place Wrexham last year, perhaps a play-off push could've been possible.
Form has picked up in recent weeks, with Davies' side winning two games on the spin, but prior to the recent uptick, reporter Alex Dicken was critical of his in-game management.
Dicken said: "I've been accused of being a Davies denier and a Davies defender in the space of the last week, but the selection and the way the first half panned out - plus the fact he didn't change anything until Blues went behind - makes it very hard to defend him.
"He has to accept the criticism that he's had since that game and for the first time in his managerial career he faced questions over his future. We're all aware of what the owners wanted for the club this season and it's plainly obvious that's not going to happen. Inevitably we're going to spend the final four or five weeks of this season talking about Chris Davies' future."
Chris Davies' record as Birmingham City manager
It remains to be seen whether the 41-year-old is able to keep his job, but the board have been looking at potential replacements, with it recently being revealed Frank is among the targets.
There has since been a further development, with a report from Football Insider revealing Birmingham have made a direct approach to Frank about a potential move to St. Andrews.
The Dane, who prefers to use a 4-2-3-1 system, led Brentford to Premier League promotion in 2021, and kept them in the top flight until leaving to join Tottenham Hotspur last summer.
Upon landing the Tottenham job, the 52-year-old, who has 61 Premier League wins to his name, received major plaudits from Jermain Defoe, who said: "I spent a day with him last season, I went to Brentford with Justin Cochrane, who is the coach.
"I spent a day, just to watch training and how they did things there, and it was amazing. I was so impressed. “Unbelievable! Unbelievable man, unbelievable coach. For all the Tottenham fans listening, you’ve got a top manager there."
Of course, things didn't work out in north London, with Frank failing to last a full season at Spurs, but having led Brentford to promotion, he could be an exciting appointment for Birmingham.