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Former Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton is reportedly in the running for a role within the Football Association.

The ex-Brentford and Rangers manager has been out of work since being sacked by the Reds last December, but could soon be set for a return to the game.

According to The Telegraph, Warburton is in contention for the job of technical director at the FA, along with Wolves sporting director Kevin Thelwell and Mike Rigg, who has previously been technical director at Manchester City.

The national governing body are searching for a replacement for Dan Ashworth, who is set to leave for a similar position at Brighton & Hove Albion in January.

However, it is said Warburton and Rigg are also being considered for the newly-created technical director post at Burnley - something the former was also linked with last month.

And it is claimed Warburton is thought to be the frontrunner for the Clarets role, given he knows manager Sean Dyche well from their time together at Watford, when they were both on the coaching staff.

But the Telegraph adds, “whether he would be prepared to first wait to see what develops with the FA is unclear”.

Warburton took charge at the City Ground in March 2017, steering Forest to Championship safety with a final day victory over Ipswich Town.

Little more than nine months after being appointed, the 56-year-old was given the boot on New Year’s Eve, on the back of a 1-0 defeat at home to Sunderland which left his team 14th in the table.

He was linked with the hotseat at Ipswich Town and Reading earlier this year, while MLS side San Jose Earthquakes are also said to have shown an interest.