Next Tottenham Hotspur manager: Mauricio Pochettino to return? Julian Nagelsmann or Luis Enrique?

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Italian manager Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement. The club will now begin their search for his replacement. «We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement,» read a statement from the club.

Ad «We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future.» TransfersNagelsmann, Pochettino and more managers linked with Spurs vacancy — Paper Round42 MINUTES AGO Tottenham added in the statement that Cristian Stellini would take charge of the team for the rest of the season as acting head coach, with Ryan Mason his assistant head coach. It’s unlikely that Stellini will be given the role on a permanent basis, though.

Let’s take a look at some of the other contenders. Julian Nagelsmann – evens Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern Munich on Friday, with the club in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and a point behind Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga ahead of their Der Klassiker on April 1. Nagelsmann has been replaced at Bayern by Thomas Tuchel, who was also reportedly under consideration by Tottenham.

The 35-year-old Nagelsmann was sacked after Bayern «played less successfully and less attractively after the World Cup», said Oliver Kahn on the Bayern website. However, Nagelsmann remains an elite-level coach, with PSG and Real Madrid reportedly interested in appointing the 35-year-old in the future. Nagelsmann is tactically flexible, having sent out his Hoffenheim, Leipzig and Bayern teams in 3-1-4-2, 3-4-3, 3-5-2, 3-2-4-1, 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 formations.