Steve Bruce is facing the sack at Newcastle United.
The Magpies will host Tottenham next Sunday in what will be their first game since a £305million takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium.
But boyhood Newcastle fan Bruce will be axed before then, with No2 Graeme Jones taking charge for the Premier League clash, says the Mirror.
And Jones could be in charge for the next few weeks as the newly-rich club scour the world of football for Bruce's replacement.
Newcastle's board are expected to be deluged with applications, with several top managers having already been linked to the potential vacancy.
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