Tottenham Hotspur's Europa Leaguue-winning former head coach Ange Postecoglou is reportedly on the radar of German club Bayer Leverkusen, who are already looking for a new boss this season.
Postecoglou was sacked by Spurs after the end of last season. This decision was made in spite of the fact he guided the club to its first major honour in 17 years.
In the end, chairman Daniel Levy could not look beyond the fact Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League table, slipping down from their fifth-placed finish in the 59-year-old's first season in charge.
But it would appear Postecoglou's stock is still in good health despite the dismissal as German publication BILD report his is the new name being 'discussed' by Leverkusen chiefs.
After only two matches of the new Bundesliga campaign, the undefeated 2023/24 champions are already on the hunt for a new manager having brutally sacked former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman oversaw a DFB-Pokal first round win over fourth tier club Grossapach, lost his first league fixture to Hoffenheim, then drew his second to Werder Bremen.
The Dutchman had taken over from outgoing manager Xabi Alonso whilst several key players such as Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli, Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah, and Piero Hincapie left during the summer transfer window.
In the club statement sporting director Simon Rolfes commented: "This decision was not an easy one for us.
"Nobody wanted to take this step. However, the past few weeks have shown that building a new and successful team with this setup is not feasible.
"We firmly believe in the quality of our team and will now do everything we can to take the next steps in our development with a new setup."
Now Postecoglou, who is still without a job since leaving Spurs, seemingly features prominently in Leverkusen's decision-making process. Several other names including Marco Rose, Roger Schmidt, Raul, Claudio Giraldez, and Inigo Perez have all been ruled out.
Any Spurs supporters interested in Postecoglou's next career steps have been warned to watch out in time for the start of next week. A decision will have been made then whether Die Werkself will have a new boss or if they will head into their fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt after the international break with assistant coach Rogier Meijer in interim charge.
Rolfes explained: "The national team players won't be back until Tuesday or Wednesday. So we have a few days to decide what approach we'll take into the next training week to prepare for the match against Frankfurt."
If he does not end up in Germany, Fabrizio Romano claims the Australian is also on Turkish side Fenerbahce's radar. They have sacked former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho for failing to make it through Champions League qualifying.
As for Spurs themselves, they went to immediately appoint Thomas Frank as Postecoglou's successor.
The 51-year-old has made a positive start since his switch from Brentford, beating Burnley and Manchester City, but his side fell to defeat to Bournemouth before the break. Spurs sit fourth in the Premier League.