Jurgen Klinsmann has publicly expressed his interest in the Tottenham job as the north London club's disastrous search for a new manager goes on - and revealed that he called Daniel Levy after Jose Mourinho was sacked.
Gennaro Gattuso is the latest name the club have spoken to, but talks with the Italian were revealed to have broken down, the day after the former AC Milan boss left Fiorentina just 23 days after his appointment.
Discussions with Paulo Fonseca were also unsuccessful, while approaches for Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag, Antonio Conte and former boss Mauricio Pochettino also hit a dead end.
Andros Townsend believes Ryan Mason should be given the reins for at least one more year and Klinsmann, speaking in his role as a BBC pundit for the Croatia-Czech Republic game, was also keen to keep his name in the conversation.
'I called him (Levy) after Jose Mourinho went and I said "what's the case now?" And he said to me "I've got so much to do right now, I've got things to sort out but let's talk a little later on".
'And then I saw all the names walking in, talking, walking out and the same still today. Spurs is in my heart, absolutely I would consider that (taking the job) if he wants to, but you cannot force him.'
Tottenham will compete in the Europa Conference League next season after finishing seventh in a campaign that also saw them dumped out of the Europa League in humiliating fashion by Dinamo Zagreb.
The future of star striker Harry Kane is still uncertain as the 27-year-old prepares for England's Euro 2020 grudge match against Scotland - and may still be in N17 by the time Tottenham host Kane's potential suitors Manchester City on the opening weekend of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
As Tottenham continue to search for Mourinho's successor, who might they turn to? Read Adam Shergold's comprehensive piece to find out.