Huge names like Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and even Martina Navratilova have been touted as options, while Great Britain Davis Cup coach Leon Smith, who worked with Murray from the ages of 11 to 15, could be another contender.
Mats Wilander was another name linked with the position but he seemed to rule himself out last week when telling the BBC Today programme: "I don’t necessarily think Andy needs to be thinking about former grand slam champions.
But I think he needs to be thinking about somebody who has a much better second serve than I do, who knows about second serves, maybe to work with this person for six months, or on and off."
Murray confirmed he would be naming his new coach on Twitter but even confirmation from the man himself needs to be taken with a degree of scepticism as the Scotsman is a known prankster and could be playing an April Fools' joke on his followers.
The Wimbledon champion has been without a coach since ending his two year relationship with Ivan Lendl last month.
Until Murray teamed up with Lendl he had fallen tantalisingly short of winning a Grand slam title.
He lost his first four Grand slam finals to share a professional era record with Lendl but finally got over the line at the US Open in 2012 when he prevailed in an epic tussle against Novak Djokovic to become Britain's first male Grand slam champion since Fred Perry in 1936.
Murray lost to Djokovic in the 2013 Australian Open final and, after skipping the French Open through injury, he thrilled the home fans with his run to the Wimbledon title last summer.
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