Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Leeds United midfielder Carlton Palmer believes Marcelo Bielsa would leave the Whites for Tottenham if the opportunity arose.

This comes after ex-Spurs star Jamie O'Hara tipped Bielsa, on talkSPORT, to replace Mourinho at the north London club following the Portuguese coach's recent sacking.

RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann was reported to be Tottenham's No.1 choice for the dugout, but the German now has a deal in place to take him to Bayern Munich in the summer.

It leaves Tottenham now needing to look elsewhere and, should their search take them to Bielsa, Palmer thinks the 65-year-old would find it hard to say no to their advances.

Responding to O'Hara's take, the ex-Sheffield Wednesday player told FFC in an exclusive interview:

"You want to better yourself. You want to get the top jobs, just like players want to go to top clubs, so it'd be a fantastic opportunity for him.

"If Spurs come knocking, that's a different ball game. That's a great career opportunity for him. I'd be very surprised if Tottenham came knocking and he wasn't prepared to go."

At this moment of time, based on reports, Tottenham seem to be looking at the likes of Ajax manager Erik ten Hag and England boss Gareth Southgate, so Leeds supporters can probably breathe easy.