Tottenham Hotspur could announce Paulo Fonseca as their next manager this week, according to Fabrizio Romano in the Guardian.

He claims that the 48-year-old Portuguese is set to sign an initial two-year deal, with the option of a third season, after talks progressed well over the weekend.

Fonseca left Serie A outfit AS Roma at the end of the season and was soon replaced by Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy in mid-April.

It's certainly an intriguing situation, especially given the influence of the newly-appointed director of football Fabio Paratici, so it'll be interesting to see how well the former Shakhtar Donetsk boss does.

He will be expected to work with the current squad, which includes the development of their up-and-coming academy stars but who could benefit most?

Football FanCast takes a look at one first-team star in line for a massive boost...

On the Chalkboard

Fonseca's primary system at Roma this campaign was a 3-5-2, which focuses heavily on the use of two wing-backs. If he uses this same system at Spurs, Sergio Reguilon is the likely left-sided option but we could well see the revival of Matt Doherty on the right.

Fonseca's heavy-possession approach saw them rank 12th-best across Europe for attacking. By comparison, Spurs ranked 30th and eighth in the Premier League.

The manager liked his Roma team to use a low-block but they quickly reacted and countered at pace when gaining the ball.

It's a hugely exciting brand of football, and a style in which someone like Doherty could thrive, thanks to him playing a similar role during his time at Wolves.

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"I'd put them [Roma] with Atalanta and Sassuolo as the league's entertainers," claimed The Athletic's James Horncastle, whilst they have also been lauded as a "formidable attacking side."

Under Mourinho, the Irishman struggled to cement a regular place down in the starting XI, playing from the off just 13 times in the Premier League and it even led to major doubts over his future in North London.

After their defeat to Liverpool, journalist Julien Laurens claimed Mourinho was "roasting him the whole game" to ESPN FC. "He had him [Mourinho] in his ear all the time because he made mistakes because he was not very good."

ESPN then claimed that had his form not improved under the self-proclaimed 'Special One', then there was a chance he'd have been made available for transfer, only one year after his £15m switch from Molineux.

There has even been the suggestion of a return to Wolves for a cut-price fee this summer, according to Football Insider.

The likely arrival of Fonseca could give Doherty a new lease of life, especially with Serge Aurier seemingly out the door, as per Sky Sports.

Valued at £18m by CIES Football Observatory, Doherty was once described as the "weak link" in the Spurs team by BBC contributors Premier League Panel, following their North London derby defeat.

Whilst The Athletic's Seb Stafford-Bloor claimed the 29-year-old "got progressively worse" as the season went on.

The £60k-per-week defender was never the right fit for Mourinho's back-four system but with Fonseca, he could well be given a huge lifeline.

Forget the likes of Dele Alli and Harry Winks, both of whom had difficult times last season. The change of manager might help those two a bit but Fonseca's use of a 3-5-2 system, if he decided to go with it at Spurs, means that Doherty could be the one to benefit most from his appointment.

AND in other news, Imagine him and Hojbjerg: Paratici must secure £36m-rated beast dubbed "clever" by Fonseca...