Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino has seen Tottenham's interest grow cold.
The Mirror says Pochettino was expected to become Tottenham manager this summer, but that switch is now in serious doubt because of a boardroom split at White Hart Lane.
He is already believed to have had preliminary talks with Saints chairman Ralph Krueger and owner Katharina Liebherr about his own future.
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