A number of names have been linked with the job, with former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz and Leeds caretaker boss Neil Redfearn seemingly at the top of the club's shortlist.
But now owner Massimo Cellino will have to consider Fowler's application, despite the Scouser's lack of experience at the helm of an English club.
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