Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy and managing director Fabio Paratici are holding talks regarding the possible dismissal of Nuno Espirito Santo, The Athletic understands.
Nuno has come under increasing pressure following Saturday’s 3-0 home loss to Manchester United in which supporters vented their frustration.
The weekend defeat saw Tottenham slump to eighth in the Premier League table, ten points behind leaders Chelsea, following back-to-back league defeats.
Nuno achieved the best start to a Premier League season for Tottenham, securing three wins from their opening three games but has failed to maintain that form.
The promise of a 1-0 win over Manchester City was undermined by a 1-0 away defeat to Portuguese top-flight side Pacos Ferreira in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League play-off.
After the September international break, Spurs went down 3-0 to both Crystal Palace and Chelsea before succumbing 3-1 at Arsenal, putting Nuno under further scrutiny.
Tottenham managed to scrape league wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle but then suffered 1-0 defeat by Dutch outfit Vitesse, putting them third in their Europa Conference League group. Of his 17 games in charge so far, Nuno won eight, drew two and lost seven.
The Portuguese manager was appointed manager on June 30 following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal in April but was not initially a candidate when he left Wolves at the end of last year’s Premier League season.
Instead Tottenham held talks with Antonio Conte, Mauricio Pochettino, Hansi Flick, Paulo Fonseca and Gennaro Gattuso but, having exhausted numerous options, the club agreed a two-year deal with the former Wolves boss.
