Southampton have told intermediaries to start sourcing potential candidates to replace manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The London Evening Standard says the Argentine is the favourite to become the new boss at White Hart Lane after Tim Sherwood was sacked last week, leaving Daniel Levy looking for his ninth permanent manager in 13 years as Tottenham chairman.
Saints have started to make contingency plans, in the event Pochettino decides to leave the south coast for north London.
