Tim Sherwood is under consideration as Harry Redknapp's successor at Tottenham.
The People says Spurs fear they will lose manager Redknapp to the Three Lions once Fabio Capello's reign is over.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will include former Tottenham and Blackburn Rovers midfielder Sherwood, who won the Premier League with Rovers and was capped three times by England, in his thoughts.
Sherwood is a member of Redknapp's coaching staff at Spurs Lodge, where he runs the academy, and is well liked in the corridors of power at White Hart Lane.
