Tottenham Hotspur are searching for a new manager immediately, following Igor Tudor’s departure, and they have now made an offer.
Tudor leaves Spurs after winning just one game
Tudor’s departure was confirmed on Sunday, with the Croatian enduring a dismal run as Spurs manager, winning just one, drawing one, and losing five of the seven matches he contested, and a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest at home proved to be the final straw.
However, ENIC could be up against it when it comes to appointing a new manager, given that a move to Tottenham isn’t the most attractive proposition at the moment, as they sit just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
With the Lilywhites’ top-flight status at stake, there have been suggestions they could bring in a manager with experience in relegation battles, and former Everton boss Sean Dyche has been named as a potential target.
However, another way of convincing a top manager to join immediately is to offer them a package which is too good to turn down, and there has now been an update on their pursuit of ex-Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi.
Tottenham pushing to appoint “unique” manager
According to an update from Sky Sports, Tottenham have now offered De Zerbi a five-year contract, with a report from The Telegraph revealing he is set to make a decision later today.
The Italian, who prefers to use a 4-2-3-1 system, has held talks about an immediate move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the past few days, with ENIC ramping up their pursuit.
The ex-Marseille boss isn’t long out of work, having left the French side by mutual consent in February, which was perhaps a little surprising, given that he did a solid job.
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Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille record |
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Games |
69 |
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Wins |
39 |
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Draws |
8 |
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Losses |
22 |
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Points per game |
1.81 |
De Zerbi led Marseille to a second-place finish in Ligue 1 in his first season, and his side were in fourth place when he left last month, while he also did a solid job in England, with Brighton securing a sixth-placed finish in the 2022-23 campaign.
Pep Guardiola is a huge fan of his former adversary too, lauding the Seagulls’ style of play as “unique”, and describing him as “one of the coaches and managers that I admire the most in worldwide football” a little over two years ago.
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The Lilywhites are already plotting.
As such, the experienced manager certainly has the pedigree to replace Tudor on a long-term basis, and it is absolutely essential Tottenham get their next appointment right, with their Premier League status in major doubt.