ALBION boss Graham Potter is in the running to become the new Tottenham Hotspur manager, according to the bookies.

Spurs have sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo after only ten Premier League games following his appointment in the summer.

The final straw in the Portuguese coach's tenure was the club's 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Tottenham released the following statement about Nuno's dismissal: The club can today announce that Nuno Espirito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties."

Fabio Paratici, managing director of football, said: "I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed, and I regret that we have had to take this decision.

"Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future."

The Argus: Sacked Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espírito SantoSacked Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espírito Santo

Betfair has now listed Albion's manager Graham Potter as the second favourite to be the new manager of the North London club.

Potter has been given odds of nine to one, only behind former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte, who is the current favourite for the job with odds of three to ten.

Potter's stock has risen since his takeover at Albion after he implemented his attacking philosophy, and the team's success this season has seen him start to be linked to other jobs in the Premier League.

The Argus: The current odds listThe current odds list

The English manager has led Albion into the top half of the Premier League table this season, with the club currently sitting in seventh place, only four points off the Champions League places.

Former Tottenham player Michael Brown told Sky Sports: "Antonio Conte will have that respect in the dressing room, straight away.

"Graham Potter seems to have come right to the top of the list"

Other managers in the running for the job are Ryan Mason, Paulo Fonseca, Eddie Howe, Brendan Rogers, Roberto Martinez, Mauricio Pochettino, Sergio Conceicao and Jurgen Klinsmann.