Real Betis escape plan for Ramos

Real Betis want struggling Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos to return to Spain as their next manager, writes Simon Johnson.

Betis president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera has agreed to sell the club, who are second from bottom in La Liga, to a new consortium and current coach Francisco Chaparro is expected to lose his job when the takeover is completed later this month.

It is understood that members of the new consortium have put Ramos on top of their wish-list.

Meanwhile, Spurs defender Michael Dawson has been charged by the Football Association with improper conduct following his emotional reaction to being sent off at Stoke on Sunday.