Roy Hodgson is expected to be confirmed as new England manager on Tuesday following talks with the Football Association.
The West Brom boss held a “positive” four-hour meeting with the the FA’s four-man panel at Wembley on Monday.
The 64-year-old left at 1900 BST without making any comment but BBC Sport understands he will be named Fabio Capello’s successor on Tuesday.
The FA says Hodgson is the only person they have approached.
Before the FA’s approach, Hodgson said he would “be delighted” to manage England .
Hodgson has extensive international experience, having managed Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland, and domestic teams in Sweden, Italy and England.
FA chairman David Bernstein said: “Roy is the only manager we have approached and we remain on course to make an appointment within the timescale we set out.”
The four-man panel which will decide who takes over from Capello are Bernstein, FA general secretary Alex Horne, FA director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking and managing director of Club England Adrian Bevington.
Bernstein approached West Brom on Saturday and was given permission to speak to Hodgson, who is likely to be appointed on a long-term basis.
It is expected any contract will cover the three tournaments up to and including Euro 2016, at which point he will be two months short of his 69th birthday.
Hodgson’s contract with West Brom ends on 30 June.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp had been heavily linked with the job ever since Capello left the post in February, but the FA has decided to discuss the position with Hodgson.
It is understood the FA’s main concern about Redknapp was whether he shared their vision for the National Football Centre in Burton, designed as a £100m centre of excellence for coaching.
The FA felt Hodgson would be more willing to lead from the front on that issue.
On Friday, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pat Murphy spoke to Hodgson about the England job, and put it to the West Brom manager that the FA was expected to make a move for Capello’s successor this we
“It’s news to me,” Hodgson said. “I shall just watch like everyone else interested in football to see who the next England manager will be.
“I don’t what the plans are of the FA, as I’ve said all along. They’ve got a job to do. I’m sure they have looked into the sort of candidates that they consider potentially right for the job.
“No doubt, if you say next week, we’ll find out which candidate they have plumped for.”
Murphy told Hodgson he “ticked a lot of the boxes”, and the West Brom manager replied: “I don’t know about that. It’s nice of you to say so, but I’m sure there’s lots of other people who tick a lot boxes as well.”
Hodgson, who had a disappointing time at Liverpool last season, has steered West Brom to mid-table in the Premier League.
In total, he has managed 18 teams either at domestic or international level, including two spells as Inter Milan boss.
And Albion chairman Jeremy Peace remains hopeful he will stay on at the Hawthorns.
Peace said: “Roy has done a fantastic job over the past 15 months and the fact the FA wants to discuss the England role with him is testament to that.
