Harry Kewell has impressed at Crawley Town.Credit:AAP
Owned by Belgian billionaire Roland Duchatelet,Charlton sacked their coach Karl Robinson last week and appointed Lee Bowyer as caretaker.
Socceroos great Kewell is the hot tip to take over on a permanent basis and according to south-east London website Kent Live,his employers Crawley Town are bracing for him to quit within 48 hours.
Bowyer played with Kewell at Leeds United and was his assistant during his brief spell coaching Watford's under-23s.
Duchatelet has been looking to sell his majority share of the Addicks for several months and reportedly agreed on a price with two interested parties last week.
If the Australian group - which has been previously linked with a buyout of Coventry City - was to complete the deal it could prove a game-changer for the sport and the development of local players.
The consortium's website says it is seeking to create"Australia's First English Premier League Club"by taking over an underperforming lower-tier side and elevating them to the top tier.
Conceivably,an Aussie-controlled English club could be the first port of call for any A-League talents looking to try their luck in Europe.