He was writing and directing the Sinister Six for Sony before the joint deal I'm pretty sure he's the frontrunner since he's already worked with both Sony and Marvel. IIRC he was the frontrunner according to some rumors a couple of months back. He'd be a great choice IMO and think that's who they want.
He had a meeting...obviously that doesn't mean he's got the job but I'm assuming they're going to announce that kinda soon