Southampton hope to convince Adam Lallana to stay at St Mary's.
The Mail on Sunday says the new manager's first job will be to deal with interest in Lallana, Luke Shaw and Dejan Lovren from rival clubs.
New Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino left the Saints after guiding them to eighth in the Premier League last year, and has been highly regarded for his work at St Mary's.
His free-flowing, attacking football and ability to bring young English talent through were what attracted Spurs to the Argentine.
