Tottenham's managerial search is set to drag on even further, with the ill-fated recruitment process seeing a succession of top targets dropping out of the race.
The latest name to rule himself out of the running is Feyenoord manager Arne Slot, with the Dutchman snubbing Spurs chairman Daniel Levy despite claims earlier this week that he was set to take charge. He joins Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso as having ruled himself out of the running, with initial favourite Julian Nagelsmann also having removed his name from contention.
Spurs are keen to embark on a new era, with established managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte both having failed to achieve the expected success during their time in north London. The shortening managerial shortlist suggests managers are keen to avoid enduring the same fate, with an ever-growing list recent failures in North London.
Mirror Football looks at five candidates who could take over this summer following Slot's decision:
Ange Postecoglou
The Australian has emerged as favourite for the job having won a second successive Scottish Premier League title with Celtic this season. However, he has never managed in one of Europe's top five leagues and has a CV outside of what would usually constitute a candidate for a job at one of the Premier League's top six.
Considering their recent failures under established big names, Postecoglou could represent a change of approach following Spurs' continued push to win a trophy for the first time since 2008.
Brendan Rodgers
Postecoglou's reputation is a good one, but he did not achieve the remarkable feats which Rodgers did during his time with Celtic. Rodgers' departure from the Glasgow club was acrimonious, with his arrival at Leicester making the Northern Irishman an unpopular figure with Bhoys fans.
Despite the nature of his departure, seven trophies in two-and-a-half seasons marked him out as a winner, a reputation which was underlined by an FA Cup triumph with Leicester City in 2021. Rodgers has also managed another big club, with a three year stint as Liverpool boss part of an extensive managerial CV.
Graham Potter
Another name with big-club experience in the Premier League is Potter, with his time at Chelsea having come to an end in April. Potter was sacked following poor results, but many deem his departure as having been an unfair one, with excessive spending and a bloated squad cited as part of the reason behind his lack of success.
This is not a problem he would face at Spurs, with the famously tight purse strings of Levy potentially leaving Potter with a similar project which he enjoyed at Brighton, with bargain players sold for big profits.
Ruben Amorim
The Sporting Lisbon manager has become a big name within multiple European managerial searches, with links to Manchester United and Chelsea in recent years. His reputation is continually rising, but the 38-year-old remains somewhat hampered by a lack of funds in the Portuguese league and could look towards England this summer.
A title win in 2021 marked the former Sporting player out as a talented manager, however, Almorim has failed to hit those heights since with consistent political turmoil at the Lisbon giants. Now could be the time for a Premier League move, but will he wait for a bigger opportunity to arise?
Luis Enrique
The former Spain and Barcelona boss has long been linked with a move to the Premier League, with his treble winning season at Barcelona in 2014/15 one of the more memorable managerial achievements in the past decade.
However, it has been a long time since Enrique managed at a club side and he could be yet another big name to be brought into Spurs before becoming frustrated with how the club is run in comparison to their rivals.
