Tottenham reportedly still want Mauricio Pochettino to return as manager and will line up another move for him should Nuno Espirito Santo be sacked from his job.
The Portuguese coach is under huge pressure at Spurs following a woeful run of form that has seen drop into the bottom half of the Premier League.
Pochettino emerged as one of Daniel Levy's prime targets in the summer just two years after he had been sacked by Spurs, but the Argentine ended up remaining at Paris Saint-Germain.
The former Southampton and Espanyol boss was understood to be interested in re-joining Spurs and has not closed the door on a dramatic return in the future despite his summer move failing to come to fruition.