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Crystal Palace have already had nearly four months to line up Oliver Glasner's replacement as manager.
The Austrian announced in January that he will depart Selhurst Park this summer and he will hope to leave after lifting the Conference League title, having already led the Eagles to the FA Cup - the first major trophy in their history - last season.
Crystal Palace linked with controversial La Liga boss
The Eagles' search could potentially be complicated by a particularly busy summer of managerial changes, which could see as many as 10 new bosses in Premier League dugouts next season.
That may lead them to look abroad - and there is one coach who has consistently been linked with the job.
Getafe manager Jose Bordalas was named as the leading candidate to be Palace's next manager back in December - before Glasner's departure had been officially announced - and has publicly suggested he is open to a move since then.
According to Spanish outlet Marca, the 62-year-old has rejected multiple offers to extend his contract in Madrid beyond this summer, having complained several times about the financial constraints he is working under at the La Liga club.
Despite those difficulties, Bordalas has steered Getafe to seventh in the table and could lead them into Europe for a second time, having managed them in the Europa League in 2019/20 following a club-record fifth-place finish in 2019 during his first spell.
The Spaniard has recently switched agents to YouFirst and is reportedly looking to work abroad in his next role, but some fans may seem him as a controversial choice.
Bordalas has previously been criticised for his 'anti-football' style of play, which has repeatedly seen Getafe have the lowest average possession in La Liga and commit the most fouls per game.
That has led to criticism from major figures within Spanish football, with former Barcelona player and manager Xavi calling his football an "embarrassment" and the coach even branded "the most hated manager in La Liga".
Bordalas also courted controversy for his comments after Getafe signed former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood, who left Old Trafford after charges against him including attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm were dropped in February 2023. The one-cap England international denied the charges.
Bordalas said in September 2023: "It is too delicate a situation to trivialise this issue. Everybody knows what happened, the appropriate measures were taken.
"Obviously we can only talk about football, about other issues, I think, that the people and the relevant systems did what they had to do, and everybody knows how it ended - without a condemnatory sentence. He's a footballer of the highest level, who comes to Getafe with enormous hope. We are going to help him to recover his best level."
