The Football Association will update their 12-man Board on Thursday on the search for the new England manager, with "good progress" being made.
The FA's chief executive Martin Glenn and vice chairman David Gill will bring Board members up to speed as part of the scheduled meeting at Wembley.
They could confirm the shortlist of candidates at this stage, or even confirm the name of the man they have chosen to succeed Roy Hodgson.
The Board would then need to ratify that decision, although that process is largely seen as a rubber-stamping exercise.
"It's been three weeks since the hunt started and we're making good progress," said Glenn. "We're clear about what we're looking for and we've interviewed a handful of people.
"We're after the best man for the job and we've got to get that right. We've got to have covered all of the alternatives before we make our decision.
"Everyone we have spoken to about the job has been massively enthusiastic. We don't want a short-term solution for a couple of years, we want someone to work alongside the development teams in terms of giving them a ladder."
FA technical director Dan Ashworth will have a key role in the process and it is also understood that the new manager will be expected to be more open to moving to closer to the St George's Park facility in Burton; Hodgson was reluctant to leave his base in south-west London.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce remains the strong favourite to be appointed as Hodgson's successor, while Hull City manager Steve Bruce was contacted on Saturday and spoke to the FA on Sunday.
Contrary to reports, Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is content to manage England on an interim basis but feels it is too early in his career for him to be considered for the senior job.
Arsene Wenger would be interested in the role but not until the end of the season, which is seen as being too late for the FA, while some of Eddie Howe's five summer signings have been given assurances that Howe will be the Bournemouth manager come the start of the season.