Lars-Ake Lagrell, chairman of the Swedish FA, has confirmed his interest in making former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson the new coach of Sweden after Lars Lagerback's recent departure.

Eriksson spent five years in charge of the Three Lions and led them to three successive quarter-finals at the World Cup in 2002 and 2006 as well as Euro 2004 respectively.

He then spent a brief time in charge of the Mexico national team before shocking the world of football by becoming the director of football at League Two outfit Notts County.

But, having been linked with a position with North Korea ahead of the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer, Eriksson is now in the running to succeed compatriot Lagerback.

"He might want to come back to Sweden and end his football career as national manager and is ready to adjust to the Swedish salary level," Lagrell told Swedish daily Aftonbladet.

"That's for us to find out and we will try to find out one way or another," he quipped.

"We don't have the money to match the salaries that Svennis [Eriksson's nickname in Sweden] has had in England and Mexico.

"On the other hand Svennis has made his money. It's not a person who will have to live on social welfare when he ends his career.

"It's no use sitting down in negotiations and you find out that he is not on the level that we are."