SVEN-GORAN Eriksson could be installed as Sweden manager by the end of the month after he emerged as the front-runner to replace Lars Lagerback.

The Swedish football association (SvFF) admitted they had made contact with Eriksson over the weekend regarding the coaching position vacated by Lagerback after he failed to guide the team to next summer’s World Cup finals.

Jonas Nystedt, head of communications at the organisation, said that Eriksson was part of a shortlist of ‘‘five to 10 names’’ which also includes Fulham manager Roy Hodgson amongst others.

He said: ‘‘There is a special list of five to 10 names and Sven-Goran Eriksson is on that list.

“What the Swedish FA did over the weekend was to contact a lot of these people, not just Sven-Goran Eriksson but a lot of people.

‘‘We asked them what their situation was –like what it says in their contract with their club – and whether they were interested in the job.

‘‘Sven-Goran Eriksson has been contacted but he is only one person on the list.

Obviously the rules stipulate that we would have to discuss with Notts County the situation.’’