Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has told under-fire manager Martin Jol that his job is safe but has warned him he wants to see Spurs in the Champions League.
Spurs lost their first two matches this season but beat Derby 4-0 on Saturday.
BBC Radio 5live football correspondent Jonathan Legard believes some senior club officials are not sure Jol can deliver regular top-four Premier League finishes.
Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp have also been linked to the post at White Hart Lane.
Jol came under pressure after the two losses - to Sunderland and Everton - in the first four days of the season following a £40m summer outlay on players.
Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze has lost his attempt to force the club to allow him to move to rivals Liverpool.
United disputed claims from Heinze, 29, who said the Red Devils gave him written permission to pursue a transfer to another club for a fee of £6.8m.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and chief executive David Gill travelled to Monday's hearing in London to put their case and will be happy with the verdict.
A Manchester United spokesman said: "We are pleased that the panel has endorsed our case."
The Old Trafford side said they did not want to sell Heinze to a Premier League rival.
Transfers between the two north-west rivals are rare and the last first-team player to move from United to Liverpool was Phil Chisnall in 1964.
El-Hadji Diouf is eager to quit Bolton for a club with Champions League ambitions - but insists the Trotters have overpriced him at £10million.
The Senegal striker claims Tottenham, Celtic and Lyon have all made bids for him, as have two other unnamed clubs.
Bolton have lost all three of their Premier League games this season, putting new boss Sammy Lee under pressure.
Speculation also surrounds the future of Diouf's fellow Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka, who has also been valued at £10million.
Newcastle have dismissed reports that new owner Mike Ashley is ready to sell the club to an Icelandic consortium.
Reports from Iceland said billionaire sports retail magnate Ashley held talks with Palmi Haraldsson and Jon Asgeir Johannesson over a £135m-plus takeover.
Ashley formally completed his £134.4m swoop for the club in June this year.
Ashley reportedly ploughed another £30m into the club last week in an attempt to address the £80m debt he inherited on his arrival.
He succeeded where both the Jersey-based Belgravia Group and the Polygon-backed St James' Park Group had failed when he persuaded the Hall family to part with their 41.6% holding in return for £55m.
His takeover was all but complete when Shepherd's 28%-plus stake was secured for another £37m.
The Football Association is willing to explore goal-line technology.
It comes after Fulham's David Healy was denied an equaliser in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Middlesbrough, with referee Andy D'Urso waving away the appeals.
Healy appeared to score when Boro keeper Mark Schwarzer failed to hold his injury-time shot and replays showed the ball crossed the line.
FIFA rules clearly state that a referee must take decisions based on what he sees on the field of play and cannot refer to video replays at any time during the game.
However, there have been experiments with goal-line technology which sends an instant signal to the referee telling him whether the ball is over the line, without using video replays, and there is currently a trial going on at Reading.
It would need FIFA's approval before it could be introduced more widely but it is something we are very keen to explore fully.
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