Lee Carsley, Willy Sagnol, Roy Keane, Robbie Keane, John O’Shea, Chris Hughton, Anthony Barry, Gus Poyet – the list goes on and on and on – were all linked but the Icelander ends up in the hotseat.
He was Iceland’s joint-manager with Lars Lagerback at Euro 2016 when they went on a famous run, beating England in the last sixteen before ultimately coming undone against France.
He has since managed a club in Qatar and the Jamaican national team most recently.