INTERIM Cherries boss Gary O’Neil has reportedly “emerged as a contender” for the vacant Huddersfield Town job.

The Daily Mail claims the Championship Terriers “like O’Neil’s profile for their head coach role” and he is among “potential candidates under consideration”.

Since Scott Parker was sacked at Cherries last month, the 39-year-old former Portsmouth and West Ham ace has guided the Dorset club to five points from three top-flight games.

He has seen Cherries draw with Wolves and Newcastle, either side of a stunning 3-2 comeback victory over Nottingham Forest.

Speaking about talks with Cherries’ board after Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Magpies, O’Neil said: “The talks this week will be about who is taking training this week, there will be nothing more than that.

“The people upstairs will let me know. Richard Hughes or Neill Blake or whoever it is this time will let me know who is taking the team for training this week.

“The boys have two days off, they will be due to be in after that.

“I have no idea if I will be in charge, no clue. I’m really enjoying it, but I’m not interested in discussing what the future is for me really.

“Let’s not take away from the fact that the boys have just given me absolutely everything, given the fans everything. We’ve had three good results from a real tough moment.”

Huddersfield are on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Danny Schofield last week.

At the time of writing, former Terriers boss David Wagner was odds-on with SkyBet to get the job at John Smith’s Stadium.