Iraola is understood to figure prominently in Tottenham’s thinking if they decide to fire Postecoglou, who is relying on the Europa League to save a desperately disappointing season.
It is understood that Iraola has already begun planning for next season at the Vitality Stadium and appears “all in” at Bournemouth at the moment, where owner Bill Foley has funded a state-of-the-art training ground that opened last month and is close to bringing a Portuguese side into the multi-club project that he hopes will maintain the impressive progress made over the last 12 months.
Liverpool are advancing their interest in Milos Kerkez (Photo: Getty)
Those who know Iraola also describe him as “uniquely focused” on the role at hand and not a manager prone to keeping one eye on possible job opportunities.
Iraola has shown in the past that he will carefully select the right roles, turning down a mid-season move to Leeds United in 2023 because he didn’t believe the timing was right and didn’t want to ruin his reputation at Rayo Vallecano.
The theory is that at that point he may be able to get his pick of roles – or renew with Bournemouth.
The i Paper has been told that interest from Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) has not gone away, with some senior figures in football of the belief that it is undermining future planning at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
They have lost 17 out of 32 games this season, languish in 15th place and appear in dire need of a substantial rebuilding job in the summer.
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The kind of uncertainty does not exist at Bournemouth, where planning for the summer is already well underway.
The outstanding Dean Huijsen – who has a £50m release clause – is certain to leave after just a season at Bournemouth given there is interest from Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
Liverpool are advancing their interest in Milos Kerkez but Bournemouth want “at least” £40m for the left-back.
Any negotiations around winger Antoine Semenyo will require a £70m starting bid for Bournemouth to consider selling.
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