One title-winning manager is reportedly in love with the prospect of a potential move to Tottenham Hotspur, something which chairman Daniel Levy realises, as the under-pressure Ange Postecoglou faces a very uncertain future at the club.
Managers linked with potential vacant Tottenham job
Regardless of Spurs' campaign in the Europa League, it is reliably believed that Levy could still part company with Postecoglou at the end of the season (Matt Law).
Tottenham are just one game away from equalling their highest number of defeats in a single Premier League season, and with a tough trip to Anfield on the horizon, Postecoglou is staring down the barrel of that unwanted record on his resume.
Liverpool could finally be crowned champions by defeating Spurs on Merseyside this weekend, so odds are that Arne Slot's men will throw the kitchen sink at a vulnerable Lilywhites side who've also lost four out of their last five top flight matches.
Postecoglou's saving grace after a dismal domestic campaign lies in Europe, where the Australian has a chance to make history by guiding Spurs to their first piece of major silverware since their League Cup triumph in 2008, under Juande Ramos.
However, with victory in the competition not even a guarantee that Postecoglou keeps his job for next season, attention is beginning to turn to who could replace the former Celtic boss in N17.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva, Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and Brentford's Thomas Frank have all been linked in the last few weeks, while Fabrizio Romano has reported Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi is liked by Tottenham.
The Mail also claimed earlier this week that Burnley boss Scott Parker has some fans inside Spurs as well, but perhaps the most exciting appointment would be a return for ex-fan favourite Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentine enjoyed a successful spell at the Tottenham helm from 2014-2019, which included an unprecedented run to the Champions League final in 2019, and you can argue the north Londoners haven't enjoyed consistency akin to Pochettino's tenure since he departed.
Mauricio Pochettino would "love" to return to Tottenham
Now manager of the USA national team, as they prepare to co-host the 2026 World Cup, journalist Graeme Bailey has reported for The Boot Room that Pochettino hasn't quite settled into his first international role.
Alternatively, if he were to leave the States, Pochettino would "love" to re-join Tottenham, and Levy is said to be "aware" of this. The 53-year-old would also be Levy's first choice to replace Postecoglou, given their already-close relationship and communication.
After a string of lacklustre results with the USA, Pochettino is also said to be under pressure, and he is very much in Levy's thought process as a potential replacement for Postecoglou.
The former Southampton, Chelsea and PSG boss won a Ligue 1 title with the latter, and he appears to currently be one of three trophy-winning managers under consideration by Spurs - the other two being Glasner and Inzaghi.