Overview

• Savage won 40 of his 51 games as Macclesfield head coach to clinch promotion to the National League North in his first season in charge.
• Forest Green parted ways with Cotterill following a National League play-off semi-final defeat, opening the managerial vacancy.
• Savage has previously turned down offers from clubs two divisions higher and is linked by a long-standing relationship with director of football Mark Bowen.
• Macclesfield approached Wayne Rooney to replace Savage but the former England captain declined in order to focus on television and radio punditry.
• Rooney was sacked by Plymouth Argyle in January after five wins in 25 Championship matches and has not returned to coaching since.