With Bayern Munich snapping up the most eligible manager on the market in Julian Nagelsmann, Tottenham have been left with an extensive list of potential candidates to consider as a replacement for Jose Mourinho.
Ryan Mason has taken temporary charge until the end of the season, but who will chairman Daniel Levy trust to take the job going forward?
A progressive, young 'project' coach, like Nagelsmann is and former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was in 2014, or an experienced, high-profile name in the vein of Mourinho?
Tottenham face the prospect of a second successive season without Champions League football and whoever takes the reins in north London will need to ensure a club that was part of the failed breakaway Super League does not spend a third outside Europe's elite competition.