Andy Murray says he is unlikely to appoint a new coach before the French Open but is willing to move his training base from Miami to accommodate the right candidate, with Ivan Lendl still being strongly linked.
Two weeks have passed since the world No.2 split from Amelie Mauresmo but he is keen to add a new head coach to his team before the start of the grass-court season.
Speculation has centred on Lendl from the outset, with Murray's most successful period -- between 2012 and 2014 when he won the US Open, Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal -- coming while he was working with the Czech-born American.
The Briton's golden days with Lendl ended because of conflicting time pressures, the coach wanting to focus on setting up a tennis academy in South Carolina, which has since closed.
But Murray has been repeatedly asked whether he would like to get the team back together and both men have hinted they would be pleased to do so.
"I'd love to work with Ivan but the time was the issue," Murray told British newspapers, who secured an impressive victory against Novak Djokovic in last weekend's Italian Open final.
"If it can work then I'd love to do it, but it has to work for both of us. People who have been No.1 in the world know the amount of time it takes to make an impact.
"To be fair to Boris Becker, he is there with Djokovic a lot. He has dedicated a lot of time to it. It's the travel that's normally the issue. I'm willing to make compromises where I train and stuff. It was good in Miami because Ivan's close to there.
"It's unlikely something will happen before the French but the grass is three weeks away so there's time. Maybe I will try to speak to a couple of people next week if the team have some agreement."
Murray's assistant coach, Jamie Delgado will oversee his preparations for the French Open, a role he fulfilled for the Italian Open and Madrid masters after breaking away from Mauresmo.
"We hadn't seen each for a long time and things were working well with Delgado," Murray said, referring to his former French coach. "Although it's unfortunate, it's good that I have a clear head for the next few months.
"Having a bit of clarity and knowing what you are looking at moving forward is important. It can free you up a bit because if you are thinking about something a lot, especially when it comes to someone you are working with in your team that's unhappy or something's not working well. That's when thoughts come on the court and you lose your concentration a bit."
