Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is under consideration at Tottenham.
Tuchel and former Spurs chief Mauricio Pochettino are the top candidates to succeed Antonio Conte.
It is now a matter of when, not if, Conte departs after a week from hell in which the club crashed out of both the FA Cup and Champions League, says The Sun.
His deal expires in the summer and Spurs will NOT extend it.
Chairman Daniel Levy is understood to have reservations about bringing back fans' favourite Pochettino.
But if he plumps for Tuchel, he needs to convince the German coach he can give him the tools to make Tottenham serious trophy challengers.
Tuchel, 49, has been a free agent since his shock Stamford Bridge axing by Chelsea's billionaire owner Todd Boehly in September.
The ex-Borussia Dortmund boss insists he was a Spurs fan growing up and was fascinated by their adventurous" Tottenham Hotspur name.
He is thought to be keen on a return to England.