Igor Tudor has left Tottenham by mutual consent after a disastrous six-week reign that left the club in even deeper relegation peril.

Spurs say an update on a new head coach will be made “in due course”; but with it unclear at this stage whether that will be another interim or a permanent appointment, the liveliest betting heat is not about who the next manager will be right now but who will be in charge at the start of next season. Could be the same chap, of course, but absolutely might not be.

Any talk of who will be in charge of Tottenham next season comes with the giant caveat that we do not yet know which division they will be in; we’re assuming some names on this latest odds list won’t fancy away days at Preston, which is an increasingly likely reality.

9=) Oliver Glasner, Harry Redknapp, Andoni Iraola, Marco Rose, Ryan Mason, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Michael Carrick

There is no denying that this is a group of current and former football managers. But even by the oft comical standards of ‘joint ninth in the betting’ it is also the very motleyest of crews.

8) Scott Parker

Genuinely not the worst choice if Spurs have indeed been relegated. Parker is a Championship promotion specialist after all, as well as being a Knows The Club appointment.

6=) Sean Dyche

Just powerfully and enormously Spurs that it is now nearly April and the man who will very likely be their next manager is not among the real favourites to be their manager in August.

6=) Marco Silva

At some point he’s going to leave Fulham and he, Fulham and his new club will all regret it. Spurs seems just about the perfect third wheel for this catastrophe.

5) Robbie Keane

Presumably the favourite if Tottenham do actually get relegated to the Championship. “I think he’s earned the right to have it. Keith Andrews got an opportunity with Brentford,” said Stephen Carr, forgetting the small matter of Andrews already working at Brentford. Oh and it’s Brentford. Is currently the ‘dark horse’ behind two ‘main candidates’.

2=) Thiago Motta

The former Juventus boss was most significant mover in the immediate aftermath of Tudor’s departure. Whether another former Juventus boss is a good idea at this time we’re not so sure.

2=) Mauricio Pochettino

The One. The Great Love. The Man. It feels sort of inevitable that this will happen. But only if Spurs remain in the Premier League because even this fine romance surely has its limits.

2=) Adi Hutter

We don’t believe English football in general and the English football media specifically is in any way ready to have a manager called Adolf Hutter. But we really might be about to find out for sure.

1) Roberto De Zerbi

Definitely one of the best 10 available coaches right now, and there’s always been something of the Spurs about De Zerbi. And by that we mean he is prone to being an absolute mentalist. It’s been reported that ‘talks’ have already taken placeand there’s been a significant gamble that’s now taken him odds-on with plenty of firms.