Steve McManaman has revealed he believes Real Madrid's caretaker manager Santiago Solari will remain in charge until Mauricio Pochettino becomes available.
The Spanish giants parted ways with Julen Lopetegui in October following an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to arch rival Barcelona - which topped off what had already been a poor start to the season.
Florentino Perez opted to appoint Real Madrid B manager Solari as temporary manager whilst the club searches for a permanent replacement, with a number of names being thrown around in the media.
None more apparent than current Tottenham boss Pochettino - who was tipped to become manager in the summer before Lopetegui won the race to become manager of Los Blancos - although there has been no reported contact made between the two parties.