The latest information on Tottenham Hotspur's bid to appoint Roberto De Zerbi as their next manager has been shared from inside the club by Football London correspondent Alasdair Gold.
Spurs are looking for their third manager of the season after Igor Tudor departed the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by mutual consent on Sunday after just 44 days in charge.
The Croat had been brought in by the north Londoners to steer the club away from the Premier League relegation zone as he replaced the sacked Thomas Frank, but the appointment was a disaster.
The 47-year-old only picked up one point from a possible 15 in the top flight, while they were also well beaten by Atletico Madrid across two legs in the last-16 of the Champions League.
With Tottenham now just one point above the bottom three, they have been working on appointing De Zerbi as their manager for the rest of the season.
Tottenham 'Closing In On' De Zerbi Appointment
According to Gold, posting on X on Monday afternoon, Tottenham are closing in on the appointment of De Zerbi, but it doesn't come without issues on and off the pitch.
GIVEMESPORT sources revealed on Monday lunchtime that there has been a breakthrough in talks and now the Italian is ready to perform a U-turn on his previous stance of not wanting to consider taking the Spurs job until the summer.
Tottenham have offered him a five-year contract on a lucrative salary that would make him the third best-paid manager in the Premier League behind only Mikel Arteta of Arsenal and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola.
The 46-year-old is now open to taking the job now, with club chiefs optimistic of agreeing a deal.
Gold: De Zerbi Appointment is Risky
While Gold confirms that his style of football matches how Spurs senior chiefs want the club to play, it could be risky across seven matches given what is at stake, and how he is working with a group of players whose confidence is at rock-bottom given they are without a league win in 2026.
Whether De Zerbi can implement his ideas quickly, and ideally before they face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on April 12, or if he will have to be adaptive to his style to ensure they pick up immediate results, remains to be seen.
The other main concern off the pitch is the fact that two of the club's supporters' groups have expressed their opposition to the appointment of the Italian given his comments and how he supported Mason Greenwood in rebuilding his career at Marseille, prior to his exit from the French club last month.
The five-year contract offer is also interesting, given De Zerbi has only managed to stay at one club for more than two years, with his previous two roles at Marseille and Brighton lasting between 19-21 months.
We Asked AI if De Zerbi Will Keep Tottenham Up
GIVEMESPORT ran a virtual simulation to see if De Zerbi will keep Tottenham in the Premier League, and this is what it said.
'Right now, Tottenham Hotspur are in a genuine relegation fight—just one point above the drop zone with ~7 games left and on a long winless run . They’re even among the betting favourites to go down, with odds implying a serious risk .
If Roberto De Zerbi is appointed now:
Short term: His complex, possession-heavy system usually takes time. With so few games left, there’s a real risk results don’t improve immediately.
However: Spurs’ current trajectory is very poor (no league win in 2026, major defensive issues), so any clear structure and attacking identity could stabilise performances quickly .
Key factor: Fixtures and confidence. Relegation rivals are close in points, so even 2–3 wins could be enough.
So—would they avoid relegation?
Probably yes, but not comfortably.
Models and odds suggest roughly a 15–25% relegation risk right now .
De Zerbi would likely improve performances, but not instantly transform results.
Survival would likely go down to the final 1–2 matches.
Summary:
If De Zerbi joins, Spurs become more structured and attacking, but adaptation time is a problem with only a few games left. Given how poor their current form is, even moderate improvement could be enough to survive. They would likely avoid relegation—but narrowly, and only after a tense run-in rather than a comfortable escape.'