The Portuguese manager is set to head to London after Jose Mourinho, coincidentally, was hired to replace him in Rome
Tottenham have turned their focus towards former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca, who is now in pole position to be named the club's new manager, Goal can confirm.
Fabio Paratici, who is set to become Tottenham's sporting director, has already held talks with Fonseca this week over a potential three-year contract with Spurs.
The club had previously been linked with Antonio Conte, only for those talks to fall apart last week.