Potter in talks to become Sweden boss

Graham Potter, the ex-West Ham manager, is reportedly considering appointing Sweden’s next head coach.

The 50-year-old earlier this week expressed his country’s interest in the position, and BBC Sport is aware that Potter’s acceptance of the position is in imminent flux.

Following a subpar start to the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, Sweden are currently bottom of Group B with just one point from four games, with Sweden firing Jon Dahl Tomasson on Tuesday.

The Englishman helped them reach the top division of Swedish football after leading them from the fourth tier to the top division and won the Swedish Cup in 2017.

Before joining Chelsea in 2022, Potter held the positions of manager at Stamford Bridge for seven months before being fired from that position.

After losing to Kosovo 1-0 in the World Cup qualifier on Monday, former Denmark striker and Blackburn Rovers manager Tomasson was fired from his Sweden post.

The Swedes lost to Switzerland and Kosovo in their opening three group games despite a stellar forward line that included Liverpool’s Alexander Isak and Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres.