Tottenham players fear Mauricio Pochettino exit – and the club have identified preferred successor

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Tottenham players believe Mauricio Pochettino's tenure as manager is nearing an end.

According to The Sun, key figures in the Spurs dressing room think that the Argentinian will depart the club in the near future.

And several members of the squad were angered by the manager's comments after Tuesday's defeat by Colchester in the third round of the EFL Cup.

Pochettino claimed his players have "different agendas" after Spurs were knocked out of the competition on penalties.

The Daily Star report that Tottenham have made England head coach Gareth Southgate their preferred candidate to take over the reins should Pochettino walk away.

Levy has reportedly taken note of the progress Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Danny Rose, Eric Dier and Harry Winks have all made under Southgate’s guidance.

However, Tottenham are developing contingency plans should the situation change – and Southgate is at the top of their wish list.

Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).