Next Tottenham manager: the men who could replace Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur future is uncertain following the club's Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan on Wednesday night.

It confirmed another season without a trophy for the club and with under-fire manager Conte admitting the club “might sack him”, a change in the dug-out seems highly possible.

The Italian is out of contract at the end of the season and there are no signs of a new one being agreed. Here are some of the options Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, might consider.

The quick fix: Thomas Tuchel

Levy has a habit of appointing former Chelsea managers in an attempt to bring an end to his club's 15-year trophy drought. Tuchel would fit the same mould as Jose Mourinho and Conte, with Levy prioritising silverware from a previously proven manager. Now how did that turn out?

The fans' choice: Mauricio Pochettino

There's a sense of unfinished business with Pochettino and Tottenham and the sense of optimism around his potential return is something Levy may buy into. Sacked just four months after taking the club to their first Champions League final, the Argentinian would be a romantic choice to lead the rebuild which was taken away from him. But he would have to completely revamp a squad that is arguably worse than the one he left behind four seasons ago.

The long-term project: Roberto De Zerbi

Poaching a manager from an over-achieving Premier League rival has gone either way for Tottenham with Pochettino and the short tenure of Nuno Espírito Santo producing very different results. Roberto De Zerbi would be more Poch than Nuno, but should Levy look at Chelsea as a test case for Brighton managers making the jump to the big time?

The proven track record: Brendan Rodgers

Leicester may be in a slump but, under Rodgers, they have won more trophies in the past 15 years than Tottenham. Rodgers has experience of rebuilding struggling teams and a title challenge with Liverpool, a treble with Celtic and a FA Cup with Leicester show he is quite good at turning things around with limited resources.

The former terrace favourite: Michael Carrick

Clubs have gone down the route of having a former player at the helm with Frank Lampard, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mikel Arteta showing differing signs of success.

Michael Carrick has shown his mettle in dragging Middlesbrough back into the promotion picture in the Championship in such a short period of time. Lampard made the jump from Derby to Chelsea but would it be too soon to give Carrick such a big job so early into his career?