Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Glenn Hoddle would be interested in returning to the club to succeed the sacked Andre Villas-Boas, a source close to him revealed on Tuesday. Technical coordinator Tim Sherwood, a former Spurs midfielder, has been placed in interim charge of first-team affairs following Villas-Boas’s dismissal as manager on Monday. Hoddle, 56, has not worked as a manager since leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, but he appears eager to return to Spurs, where he made his name as a player before becoming coach in 2001. A story published on a website co-founded by Hoddle on Tuesday said: ‘Zapsportz.com understands that Hoddle will certainly help if the club makes an approach.’ Hoddle has also received backing from his former Spurs team-mate Ossie Ardiles, who also managed the club between 1993 and 1994. ‘For me, the man for the job is Glenn Hoddle,’ Ardiles said. ‘I think he is a wonderful manager and he is a lot more mature, so I think he will be a wonderful choice.’