Mauricio Pochettino has been tipped to return to Tottenham with Antonio Conte poised to depart north London.

That is according to Alan Brazil who has declared the Italian’s days at Spurs are numbered following the 1-0 defeat to AC Milan on Tuesday night.

Spurs‘ hopes of advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals have been dealt a blow after losing in their Round of 16 first leg.

A pundit has leaked which manager is likely to replace Antonio Conte in the Tottenham hot seat, with club chairman Daniel Levy also being given advice on how to make the next boss more successful.

Conte is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. There have been rumours about a Tottenham contract extension. But initial talks between the club and the Italian are yet to get anywhere near to an agreement.

Conte is already being linked with other jobs, with Italian newspaper La Repubblica predicting he could replace Stefano Pioli at AC Milan. That would be a controversial move given his previous success at Milan’s rivals Inter.

Spurs still seem to be hopeful about keeping Conte on board for a couple more seasons. But their recent form will not help to convince him that the team is heading in the right direction.

They were convincingly beaten 4-1 by Leicester in the Premier League at the weekend. And they also lost 1-0 to Milan in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday night.

Some of the blame lies with Conte. But there is also reason to suggest Levy is partly at fault. This is because Conte is unable to compete with rivals such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City in the transfer market. As a result of this, they are at risk of missing out on Champions League qualification for next season.

However, Spurs will have to fend off a few teams to re-appoint the Argentine. Jacobs believes West Ham will move for Pochettino if they sack David Moyes. Pochettino is also keeping an eye on the situations at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, should either of those jobs become available.

Spurs fans would likely welcome back Pochettino with open arms. He did a great job during his first spell with the club, making them genuine Prem title challengers and guiding them to a Champions League final. The only thing his first Spurs spell lacked was a pierce of silverware.