Mauricio Pochettino is among the early favourites to take over as Borussia Dortmund's head coach, after the sacking of Lucien Favre.
Favre was sacked following a 5-1 home loss to promoted Stuttgart.
Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke said of Favre:
"We are all grateful for Lucien Favre and his excellent work over the past two and a half years, where he and his team finished as runner-up twice.
"Beyond any doubt, Lucien Favre is a great professional and person."
Pochettino
Pochettino has said that his preference is to stay in England, after leaving Tottenham in late 2019.
"Of course, it is painful when you leave a club after five and a half years, working so hard to develop and achieve objectives. But that is football. It goes by very quick. You need to move on.
"But we feel very well, that we have recovered from the not so good days. We are full of energy in our bodies, in our minds, to try and provide a new project with all our knowledge and show our passion in football."
"I love England. My idea is to keep living in London but at the same time I am open to different countries, to listen and see what happens.
"The problem is which club (in the Premier League) are top six? It always changes. Today Tottenham and Arsenal are not in the top six. You need to respect all the clubs.
"They are all working so hard, investing and spending money. They all assign a new strategy each season to reach the top four, top six or top eight. You cannot underestimate any person, any institute or any club. That is why the Premier League is one of the toughest - all the clubs have the capacity to find a way to be competitive."
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