TOTTENHAM could turn to Vincent Kompany in their search for a replacement for Antonio Conte.
Conte parted ways with Spurs in March after publicly slamming his squad with Cristian Stellini taking temporary charge.
But as revealed by SunSport, Manchester City legend Kompany is a leading name to take over permanently at Tottenham.
The former Premier League winner helped guide Burnley to promotion in his first season in charge with the club.
Kompany is increasingly seen as the manager who can give the club a new dimension.
The move could see him bring in some familiar faces to Spurs, including goalkeeper Arijanet Muric.
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Muric was signed for Burnley from City and the Kosovo international has kept 17 clean sheets this season.
Spurs have been linked with several stoppers over the last season, with Hugo Lloris suffering a dip in form.
Kompany has largely deployed 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formations with Burnley, but under Conte Tottenham favoured a back-three.
Eric Dier, Christian Romero and Clement Lenglet have been Spurs’ preferred centre-back trio.
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But the North Londoners have been linked with a move for City’s Aymeric Laporte, who spent a year with Kompany at the Etihad.
It could help in potential negotiations to bring the defender to the capital.
Set to return to Spurs next season is left wing-back Destiny Udogie, who has made 26 appearances on loan with Udinese.
On the other flank, Pedro Porro has enjoyed a good run of games for Spurs, with two goals and six assists.
Going forward, with Tottenham in need of fire power, Kompany could turn to his star man Nathan Tella.
The wideman has 17 goals in 37 games this season, making him primed for the Premier League.
And it could leave Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min fighting it out for a spot on the left, to support striker Harry Kane.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
