Alasdair Gold has revealed the names of four managers Tottenham Hotspur admire as Daniel Levy and co. begin to step up their efforts to appoint a replacement for Jose Mourinho. 

What's the latest Tottenham manager news? 

Spurs don't appear to be in a major rush to find a new permanent boss as Ryan Mason continues to take interim charge of the club. 

The Lilywhites look destined to miss out on a place in the top four this season and consequently are facing a second consecutive season in Champions League exile having reached the final just two years ago. 

Whoever takes charge will be tasked with restoring the club to their former glory, which is certainly no mean feat in light of Spurs' miserable decline since Mauricio Pochettino's expected but rueful departure. 

According to the highly-respect journalist Alasdair Gold, four managers of varying levels of experience have admirers amongst the Spurs hierarchy.

Writing in an article published by football.london, Gold revealed that the Italian quintet Antonio Conte, Simone Inzaghi, Maurizio Sarri, Massimiliano Allegri and Gian Piero Gasperini are not believed to be under consideration for the role. 

However, Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has admirers at the club for his style of play while Fulham boss Scott Parker has been on the club's radar ever since he took charge of the Cottagers. 

Elsewhere, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has been admired by the north London giants for a long time but there is understandable doubt over whether he could be persuaded to leave the King Power Stadium.

The Spurs players, meanwhile, would be open to the appointment of Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter having been impressed by his side in the Premier League.

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When do Rodgers, Martinez, Potter and Parker's contracts expire?

Martinez's contract is due to expire the earliest of the aforementioned quartet. 

The Belgium manager's deal with the national side runs out in June 2022 but, with the delayed Euro 2020 competition looming on the horizon, it's not hard to conceive a situation in which the 47-year-old steps down following the tournament's conclusion, perhaps paving the way for Spurs to bring him back to the Premier League in the summer.

Parker is out of contract in June 2023 and, like Martinez, could find himself leaving much earlier than that given the tendency for relegated managers to resign or be dismissed. 

As for Potter and Rodgers, both have long-term deals ending in June 2025, making them financially less appealing for a chairman in Levy who is famed for his tight-fisted approach to negotiations. 

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What has Potter said about his future? 

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber claimed, via The Argus, that the club weren't willing to let Potter leave even if Spurs, or any other club for that matter, approached them to secure his services. 

When asked about his future in light of those comments, Potter reaffirmed his commitment to the project on the south coast. 

“It was only a few months ago I was answering questions whether I had the support of the chairman, so you’ve got to take these things with a pinch of salt.

“My focus is on here. I am doing as well as I can, I feel I have the support of the board, the players, the staff, we’re in a really exciting moment in terms of we’ve done a lot of work and we want to carry that on.

“We haven’t finished anything here, there’s a lot to do and I am really happy here.

“It’s nice to hear Paul [Barber] say that, he doesn’t have to, but it’s nice.”