The A-League outfit confirmed last month that they had signed a coach with a “deep knowledge of European football” who would be revealed in person at a late date.

Reports from New Zealand have suggested Swiss-Bosnian Darije Kalezic has won the job.

Kalezic, 47, previously coached Australians Rostyn Griffiths and Daniel De Silva at Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie.

The new boss will take over after Ernie Merrick’s resignation in December, with interim co-coaches Des Buckingham and Chris Greenacre missing out on the job.

Phoenix general manager David Dome said last month: “With a deep knowledge of European football, experience of developing young talent and a wide network of scouting contacts our prospective head coach is excellently situated to attract quality players to our football club and we look forward to announcing several key signings over the months ahead.

“In the interim our new head coach has been talking to our football operations department, assessing our current squad of players and potential new signings from across Australasia and beyond.”

Wellington will confirm the new boss at 9am AEST on Wednesday, with the head coach and his assistant present alongside Dome and Nix chairman Rob Morrison.

The news comes following the departure of Kosta Barbarouses on Monday, with the club agreeing to release him from the second season of his two-year deal.

Wellington have already seen Roly Bonevacia depart for Western Sydney Wanderers and Glen Moss leave for Newcastle Jets this off-season.

Ryan Lowry, Hamish Watson with Academy graduate Sarpreet Singh were all re-signed last week, with the new head coach’s approval.