Mauricio Pochettino continues to lead the race to replace Antonio Conte following Tottenham's early exit from the Champions League. The Italian boss was met with a chorus of boos from Spurs supporters at full-time as AC Milan waltzed through to the quarter-final.
The north London outfit have now failed to win any of their previous five Champions League knockout fixtures since a 3-2 win over Ajax in May 2019 when, ironically, Pochettino was last in charge. Conte sees his contract with Tottenham expire at the end of the season and, while the club hold the option to extend his tenure by a further year, it appears increasingly likely that Daniel Levy will not trigger the said clause.
The Argentine is one of numerous candidates who have been linked with taking the reins at Spurs, as well as Thomas Tuchel and Roberto De Zerbi. Some reports have even floated the idea of Jose Mourinho making a shock return, though he was far from among the favourites to say the least.
