Antonio Conte has left Tottenham after solely 16 months in cost. Spurs introduced they’d parted firm with their supervisor late on Sunday night.
Cristian Stellini has been positioned in cost for the rest of the season, however who’s within the operating for the everlasting put up this summer time?
Here is a take a look at the contenders to switch the Italian.
Mauricio Pochettino (5-1 by way of oddschecker)
The former Spurs boss stays out of labor after he left his place at Paris St Germain on the finish of final season. He insisted not lengthy after his departure from Tottenham in 2019 that he had unfinished enterprise after failing to win a trophy throughout his memorable five-and-a-half-year spell. A exceptional run to the Champions League remaining proved the head however he was sacked months later after a poor begin to the 2019-20 season. The uncertainty over the Real Madrid managerial function and any reluctance from the Spurs board to confess his sacking was a mistake might show a stumbling block.
Julian Nagelsmann (1-1)
A exceptional flip of occasions on Thursday has seen Nagelsmann now within the body for the job after his shock dismissal by Bayern. Thomas Tuchel, one other identify linked, has changed Nagelsmann in Munich and it has opened the door once more for a earlier favorite in N17. The former RB Leipzig coach was a candidate to switch Jose Mourinho in 2021 earlier than he determined to take the function on the Bundesliga champions. It was throughout Nagelsmann’s spells with Leipzig and Hoffenheim the place he caught the attention of Daniel Levy together with his tactical acumen. When one door closes, one other one opens springs to thoughts.
Luis Enrique (12-1)
A left-field possibility however a coach that may be a favorite of Tottenham’s sporting director Fabio Paratici. A giant identify who has managed each Barcelona and Spain, Enrique’s philosophy of possession-based soccer would match with a fanbase who’ve grown bored with Conte’s pragmatic fashion. A willingness to provide youth an opportunity would additionally tick a field for Enrique however his lack of expertise in England might depend towards the 52-year-old.
Roberto De Zerbi (20-1)
De Zerbi has solely been in English soccer since September however has earned loads of admirers for his work at Brighton. The Seagulls are within the FA Cup semi-finals and battling for a Champions League spot whereas producing a beautiful fashion of soccer that has seen the objectives circulation on the Amex Stadium. De Zerbi is one other extremely considered by Paratici however poaching him mid-season might show difficult. Could he be an possibility in the summertime?
Ryan Mason (2-1)
While first-team coach Mason will solely help new appearing head coach Cristian Stellini for the ultimate 10 video games, he can once more catch the attention of Spurs’ hierarchy. Mason stuffed the void earlier than when he stepped as much as take the final seven video games of the 2020-21 season following Jose Mourinho’s sacking. Since his retirement from soccer 5 years in the past, the one-time England worldwide has developed a robust status as a coach and is fashionable with the gamers. Both Conte and Stellini have backed him to develop into a supervisor and if Spurs wish to promote from inside, they may flip to the 31-year-old.
Other candidates
Thomas Frank (18/1)
Ange Postecoglou (20/1)
Oliver Glasner (20/1)
Arne Slot (20/1)
Vincent Kompany (25/1)
Marco Silva (25/1)
Zinedine Zidane (40/1)