Tottenham chairman eyes Brendan Rogers if Mourinho leaves

Jose Mourinho

is undergoing an immense amount of pressure after leading four consecutive defeats out of five

matches.

were on the right track in December, sitting on top of the table. However, their recent poor vein of form has seen them climb down the standings.

During their last 12 games, they were vanquished nine times and sit ninth on the table.

Should

win in their battle against

on Wednesday, the Spurs will sit 20 points behind the current league leaders.

Mourinho’s side are also in a battle for the Champions League qualifications, being six points adrift of the top four teams.

Since firing the 53-year-old manager would cost the club £34.8m, Mourinho’s role is secured for now.

The officials, however, are keeping an eye on Mourinho and will dismiss him anyway if he fails to get to the European competition.

Brendan Rodgers

could be a potential replacement, according to Eurosport.

Daniel Levy has always been a fan of the

manager, who has earned seven trophies at Celtic.

Another target is

manager

Julian Nagelsmann

.

Tottenham are set to face

in the Europa League last-32 on Thursday. They will then lock horns with

in the Premier League on the weekend.

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