NUNO’S THE NEW PICK FOR SPURS JOB

EXCLUSIVE

FORMER Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo has emerged as a serious leading candidate for the Tottenham job. Sportsmail can reveal that the Portuguese coach’s credentials now have the backing of chairman Daniel Levy and the club’s new managing director of football, Fabio Paratici. Tottenham have also been giving serious thought to the merits of Brighton boss Graham Potter but it is Nuno’s name that is currently being discussed most prominently. Having left Wolves

— who he took into the Premier League from the Championship — at the end of last season. Nuno, 47, was expected to rejoin family back in Portugal but is understood to be tempted by the prospect of managing one of England’s most prestigious clubs. Spurs’ Steve Hitchen, director of technical performance, was pushing for an English-based candidate to carry out the reboot after the disappointing reign of Jose Mourinho. Nuno, having worked in England for four years, is seen as fitting the bill. West Bromwich yesterday appointed Frenchman Valerien Ismael, 45, as new head coach after agreeing a compensation package with his club Barnsley.