Real Madrid are trying to tempt Mauricio Pochettino to the Bernabeu with a double-your-money offer.
The Tottenham boss has been on Los Blancos’ wishlist since Zinedine Zidane quit in May, just days after delivering the club’s 13th European Cup.
But they failed to land the Argentinian and went for Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked after only 16 games following Sunday night’s 5-1 El Clasico pak at Barcelona.
UK media are now claiming that Real chiefs have put a moerse£85m, five-year deal on the table to get their man.
However, Real realise it will be tricky to get spurs to let their coach go in mid-season and they have to move quickly since the Spanish football federation only gives clubs two weeks to find a permanent coach or they will have to stick with caretaker Santiago Solari, who took charge of his first game last night – in the Copa del Rey against third-tier Melilla.
That means they could just move for Roberto Martinez, who is also in the capital giants’ thinking, according to Spanish newspaper Marca.
The former Everton coach has rebuilt his reputation at Belgium, leading the Reds Devils to a third-place at the World Cup in Russia and top of the Fifa rankings.
Real had planned on appointing former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, but the Italian has since ruled himself out of the running.
Real president Florentino Perez has, meanwhile, been blamed for “robbing” the team of “50 goals a season” after selling Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in the off-season.
In an interview with fired coach Lopetegui’s father, Jose Antonio, the old man said: “Cristiano Ronaldo was good. Was he cocky? We all have defects.
“But it turns out he [Ronaldo] scored 50 goals [a season]. He is missing. You are missing a prominent goalscorer. They haven’t brought one.''