Here we look back at this season’s departures and how the tally compares to past seasons.

Luis Enrique

Appointing a manager who is yet to manage in the Premier League is not the done thing under Daniel Levy but the Spurs chairman has shown he is willing to make big calls.

Enrique’s tenures at Barcelona and the Spanish national team prove he could have what it takes to be successful in England and his appointment would signal a change in direction for the the club.

Conte attacked his own players and questioned Tottenham’s mentality in an astonishing 10-minute rant, which was the latest of a series of incidents in which the manager criticised Spurs in public during his spell at the club.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy made the decision to part ways with Antonio Conte but his assistant, Cristian Stellini, will step up as head coach for the rest of the season, and Spurs crisis man, Ryan Mason, will be his deputy.

Levy decided to focus on the job at hand which is to ensure Tottenham earn Champions League football next season. They are currently fourth in the table but their immediate rivals, Newcastle and Liverpool, both have two games in hand on the London side.

“We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place,” Levy said.

“We all need to pull together. Everyone has to step up to ensure the highest possible finish for our club and amazing, loyal supporters.”

The end for Antonio Conte was on the cards following Tottenham’s 3-3 draw with Southampton, when they were leading 3-1, and a goalless draw against AC Milan which saw them knocked out of the Champions League.

“I see selfish players, I see players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put their heart [in],” declared Conte following the Milan game.

He added, “I see only 11 players that play for themselves. Why is it happening?

“Because they are used to it here, they are used to it. They don’t play for something important yeah. They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress. It is easy in this way.”

Antonio Conte’s next job will be fascinating with his options slimmed down given his unique personality and demands to succeed.

It would be a surprise if Inter or Juventus call again, while AC Milan is not modelled to his ideal conditions. Roma must also adhere to stricter financial limits, even if Jose Mourinho does depart.

A period away from the game might be best for Conte to consider his next step in what has been a remarkable coaching journey so far.

Ange Postecoglou

Celtic boss, Ange Postecoglou, has brought them back to the top of Scottish football in just over 18 months in charge after the hoops were knocked off their perch by Rangers.

He is already being rumoured to move to a bigger club after impressive displays, though not results, in the Champions League group stages.

The Greece-born Australian is respected in coaching circles but his appointment would be a risk given the step up to the Premier League.

Is it a risk worth taking?

Rather, it is a peculiarly Tottenham-esque end to a season: after some of Levy’s previous statement appointments, of Glenn Hoddle, Andre Villas-Boas and Jose Mourinho, they have instead finished campaigns under David Pleat, Tim Sherwood and Ryan Mason. After Conte brought his brand of dynamite, stood on it and pressed the detonator, his long-term assistant has to sift through the rubble.

The oddity is that, with a few fine results under Stellini, Conte’s reign of increasingly negative football and rhetoric could go down as a qualified success. Spurs got fourth last season and stand fourth now. One eventual verdict on both the season and the Italian’s regime may be that Levy secured Champions League football and bought himself time.

Brendan Rodgers

Despite their poor showing in the league this season Leicester have won more trophies in the last 15 years than Spurs with their successes in the FA Cup and the Community Shield coming under Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers has experience of rebuilding struggling teams. He put in a title challenge with Liverpool, won a treble with Celtic and the aforementioned FA Cup victory with the Foxes show he is good at turning things around with limited resources.

Tottenham’s board and ownership are not likely to start splashing vast amounts of cash having resisted it for so long so Rodgers’ skill set could be an ideal compromise.

Get top-four charge back on track

Antonio Conte’s departure may look odd on paper given Spurs are fourth in the table, but they have Newcastle breathing down their neck whilst Liverpool and Brighton will no doubt be firmly in the Champions League qualification race.

Tottenham are already guaranteed a 15th consecutive season without silverware and to many fans another top-four finish will not be enough, but anything less will make it a disastrous campaign.

Crucially, getting back into Europe’s elite competition could be a way of convincing Kane to stick around and the financial windfall for the club will surely translate into a portion of the summer spending for the new boss.

Whilst a crunch seven-day period in April sees fixtures against Newcastle, Manchester United and Liverpool, six of Spurs’ other matches are against bottom-half teams. Fourth place is there for the taking.