Everton owner Farhad Moshiri will hold a final round of talks on Friday before deciding on a managerial successor to sacked Rafael Benitez.
Moshiri pulled back from appointing favoured choice Vitor Pereira - who remains a serious contender - after an angry reaction from supporters.
That left Frank Lampard to re-emerge as a serious candidate following an initial round of talks.
Caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson is the other name on Moshiri's list.
Pereira was in pole position after impressing Moshiri in his interview, but a toxic reaction from Everton fans to the 53-year-old's proposed appointment appeared to lead to a pause, although he remains very much in Moshiri's thinking.