Former Newcastle United boss John Carver has applied for the vacant managerial position at Aston Villa.
The 51-year-old is ready to return to management having not found a new job since being let go by hometown club Newcastle last summer.
Villa, who are all but relegated from the top flight, are without a manager after Remi Garde's departure last month.
"I have [applied] yes, via my agent," Carver told BBC Radio 5 live. "I haven't heard anything yet, though.
"I think whatever they do, they have to do it reasonably quickly to get a steal on everybody else."
Carver won just three of his 20 games in charge of Newcastle last season and was not kept on in the summer, ending a long association with the St James' Park outfit.
David Moyes and Nigel Pearson are the two frontrunners with the bookmakers to land the Villa job.
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Pascal Lemesre
Pascal Lemesre
