Tottenham are looking to have a new head coach in place by Monday after sacking Thomas Frank.
The north London outfit gave Frank his marching orders yesterday when it became clear he had lost both the support of the fans and the confidence of the dressing room with the threat of relegation looming.
Now Spurs are weighing up potential replacements for the 52-year-old and whether to move for a permanent appointment now or install an interim option until the summer in order to dip into a wider managerial market.
Tottenham's qualification for the Champions League last 16 earned the players a few days off so the club have time to get someone in place before the squad returns to training on Monday ahead of the north London derby on February 22.
Internal interim options include former Ajax boss John Heitinga, who Frank only brought in as one of his assistant coaches last month, and among other external candidates former Spurs striker Robbie Keane has impressed at Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
Tottenham have also previously shown interest in Roberto De Zerbi, who left Marseille on Tuesday. Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, who is believed to have been on last summer's shortlist of four with Frank, comes to the end of his contract this summer as does Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner.
A popular appointment would be ex-bossMauricio Pochettino, who the fans sang for yet again throughout the defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday night. The Argentine is set to lead USA in their home World Cup this summer so Spurs may have to wait.
Frank was brought in from Brentford last summer after an exhaustive managerial search initially involving 30 candidates, but he lasted just seven months in the Spurs hotseat as the Premier League results fell off a cliff.
With the defeat to Newcastle making it just two wins in 17 league matches, the Dane still insisted his job was safe on Tuesday night only to later be informed by CEO Vinai Venkatesham that the club were going to make a change.
Frank had guided Spurs through in the Champions League and despite crashing out of both domestic cups, the board had wanted to give him as much time as possible to turn things around in the Premier League, particularly with a huge injury list of 11 players.
However, with 18th-placed West Ham closing to within five points of their north London rivals, the prospect of a disastrous relegation moved ever closer and the fear became too much that Frank might not steer Spurs away from danger.
