Tottenham are searching for their third manager of the season after parting ways with Igor Tudor.
Spurs announced on Sunday that Tudor had left by mutual consent and the club plans to appoint a new head coach in the coming days, so someone is in place for when the players return from international duty next week.
That would give the new manager around 10 days to prepare for their next game away at Sunderland on April 12.
Spurs are deep in relegation trouble after their gamble on Tudor backfired and has resulted in just one point out of a possible 15 in the Premier League.
Last weekend’s miserable 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, in what was billed as a relegation six-pointer, leaves Spurs just one point above the bottom three with seven games to play.
Roberto De Zerbi is now the clear frontrunner for the job, and Standard Sport understands that a decision from the former Brighton and Marseille manager is expected imminently.
Spurs are said to have offered De Zerbi, who has been of long-standing interest to the club, a bumper contract which runs for five years.
It has seen Sean Dyche grow weaker in the market, and Marco Silva fall entirely out of contention, along with Mauricio Pochettino.
One former Tottenham man who has confirmed his eagerness for the role is Harry Redknapp, but having been out of work for nine years, it would be a bold move to hand him the reins.
Robbie Keane is also in the running. The former Spurs striker is currently the manager of Hungarian club Ferencvaros.
Next Tottenham manager odds
Roberto De Zerbi 1/7
Sean Dyche 7/4
Harry Redknapp 10/1
Robbie Keane 12/1
Adi Hutter 12/1
Chris Hughton 12/1
Ryan Mason 12/1
Mauricio Pochettino 16/1
Ben Davies 16/1
Glenn Hoddle 16/1
Andoni Iraola 20/1
Tim Sherwood 20/1
Michael Carrick 50/1
Marco Rose 50/1
Julian Nagelsmann 50/1
Filipe Luis 50/1
Ange Postecoglou 50/1
Edin Terzic 50/1
Brendan Rodgers 150/1
Marco Silva 150/1
Scott Parker 300/1
(Odds via Betfair, subject to change.)
