Pochettino set to be named Spurs manager

Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to be named Tottenham manager over the next 36 hours.

Pochettino has been linked with the role at Spurs for some time and it appears the wheels are in now motion for the Argentinian to succeed Tim Sherwood.

Sherwood, who had been appointed as a replacement for Andre Villas-Boas in December on an 18-month contract, was sacked earlier this month after guiding Tottenham to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League.