Less than two months later, after failed moves for Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag, Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs look set to appoint their sixth choice to replace Mourinho in Paulo Fonseca. The immediate names chased after the news of Mourinho's sacking were Nagelsmann and Rodgers, though both quickly became unavailable. Ten Hag's hesitancy is perhaps born of the fact he has never seemed first choice, with Levy chasing Nagelsmann and Rodgers, then later Conte and Pochettino with more gusto. So it's on to Fonseca, who was a candidate for the Tottenham job before Pochettino was appointed in 2014 and is in a similar mould to the Argentine as a manager. Fonseca is a likeable, charismatic coach but one who has failed in his two biggest jobs to date - at Porto and at Roma.

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2021 16:20 UTC