Mauricio Pochettino will shape his Tottenham Hotspur side for next season at a meeting with Franco Baldini, the technical director, and other club officials on Monday. It will be the first time that the new head coach has properly discussed transfers and targets with Baldini, who has been abroad this week.

Roberto Soldado looks to likely to be the first departure, with Tottenham hoping to sell the Spain forward to Atlético Madrid as a replacement for Diego Costa, who is likely to move to Chelsea. Atlético were interested in signing Soldado last summer, when they beat Spurs to the signature of David Villa.

André Villas-Boas, then Spurs’ head coach, pushed to sign Soldado, but he scored only six times in 28 league appearances, lost his