Roach said: "Glenn will be unveiled as Tottenham Hotspur manager tomorrow morning.

"I have been speaking with Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe, clearing up points in respect to Glenn’s contract all day and it is going well so far.

"The clubs are talking on an amicable basis and hope to come to a satisfactory conclusion very soon.

Roach, ironically a Southampton fan who has bought a hospitality box in the club’s new stadium for next season, admitted: "This has been very upsetting for Rupert Lowe.

"But we have had no problems dealing with him over this issue and we are hoping Tottenham will be able to seal it quickly.

"It is disappointing for me because Southampton are my club but people must have ambition.

"If Glenn can return Tottenham to being the big club they once were it would be an achievement.

"It is something he couldn’t turn down."

Hoddle will not take up his duties officially until Monday which means his first game in charge of Spurs will be the FA Cup semi-final against great rivals Arsenal at Old Trafford, a week on Sunday.

Although Lowe revealed this morning that Hoddle was leaving The Dell to return to his 'spiritual home', Spurs were still not able to confirm the appointment as talks continued throughout the day.

The stumbling block is that Lowe will not release Hoddle’s registration until he receives compensation from Tottenham for the 15 months remaining on the 42-year-old’s contract - thought to be worth about £800,000.

David Pleat, Tottenham’s director of football, will remain in the manager’s chair for this weekend’s Premiership clash against Arsenal at Highbury, before handing over the reins to former Spurs idol Hoddle.

John Gorman, Hoddle’s assistant at The Dell, also quit the club today and will take up the same position at White Hart Lane.

Lowe revealed Hoddle had phoned him late last night to tell him that, after talks with Spurs, he had decided to accept the offer to succeed George Graham.

He had hoped that Hoddle, who has steered the south coast club to eighth place in the Premiership, could be persuaded to stay on, particularly as a new stadium is being built.

But the lure of Spurs, where Hoddle enjoys legendary status from his playing days, proved too strong to resist, leaving Lowe a frustrated man.

Lowe said: "At 10pm yesterday I received a phone call from Glenn saying he wished to end his employment at Southampton with immediate effect and join Tottenham Hotspur as their manager.

"Notwithstanding Tottenham’s recent confirmation that David Pleat was to take over the management until the end of the season, I was surprised by the speed at which negotiations had proceeded from what I hope had been a standing start to conclusion in a little over five hours.

"I was also disappointed that Glenn had chosen to turn his back on the club that gave him the opportunity to resume his career in top-flight management and on a squad which he had welded into an exciting team and who, in return, had given him their unconditional loyalty as evidenced by the string of recent important contract extensions.

"I am also sure that our fans will share my regret at what has happened as they too have given Glenn every support and been an important component in his success.

"I am also saddened that Glenn has chosen to leave the team with a European place in sight and a new stadium only five months from completion.

"Whilst Glenn has 15 months of his contract outstanding he has no doubt considered all these factors in the short space of time available to him and I do not propose to hold him against his evident will to move elsewhere."