Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy knows the manager's job remains among the most coveted in the game.
Tim Sherwood is expected to leave Spurs at the end of the season.
The Daily Mail says Louis van Gaal, Frank de Boer, Carlo Ancelotti and Mauricio Pochettino are all interested in the post.
Of the names under consideration at White Hart Lane, former Tottenham striker Jurgen Klinsmann is the only candidate who has not been agitating for the job behind the scenes.
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