Tottenham have opened talks with former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca about becoming their new manager.
Fonseca, 48, impressed at Roma, only to eventually lose his job last month after his side slipped to a seventh-placed finish and were eliminated from the Europa League semi-finals by Manchester United.
That Jose Mourinho replaced his Portuguese compatriot in the Italian capital creates a sense of irony as, if Fonseca does get the Spurs job, he would be taking over from the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager, who was sacked by chairman Daniel Levy in April.
The move bears all the hallmarks of significant involvement by Tottenham's new sporting director Fabio Paratici, who has joined the club after 11 years at Juventus.