Capello on Spurs hit-list, should Villas-Boas get the boot after £110m spending spree

Fabio Capello, the former England manager, has been mentioned in discussions at Tottenham as a shock candidate to take over if current boss Andre Villas-Boas is sacked.
Villas-Boas came under pressure after Sunday’s 6-0 thumping at Manchester City and Capello would be high on the list of chairman Daniel Levy’s possible successors.

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Spurs’ bosses, who bankrolled a £110million summer spending spree by Villas-Boas, have been losing patience with him. 

But he earned breathing space with Thursday’s Europa League defeat of Tromso — and victory over Manchester United at White Hart Lane today would silence many critics angered after home defeats by West Ham and Newcastle and that humiliation at City.

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Capello, 67, is currently managing Russia. He guided them to next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil and the Russians hope he will agree a four-year contract extension next week.