Xabi Alonso has been linked with potentially replacing Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur should the club decide to make a change. Frank’s position as Spurs boss has become uncertain in recent weeks, with the speculation intensifying following the defeat to West Ham.
Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by the Hammers on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, a result which leaves them in 14th place in the league standings.
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Frank and Co. have now only won one of their last seven Premier League matches, with such form leading to intense speculation about the 51-year-old’s future at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham appointed Frank last summer following Ange Postecoglou’s exit, and already, there are reports claiming that a change could be made in the near future.
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According to The Independent, the Tottenham hierarchy are weighing up whether or not to make a change of manager before the club faces Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
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Alonso has been mentioned in the report as a candidate to potentially replace Frank in the event that a change is made.
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However, the report goes on to say that Alonso is unlikely to take the job in North London if offered, given the former Real Madrid boss may have “better options” available to him further down the line.
Alonso left Madrid earlier this month following Los Blancos’s defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final. The former Bayer Leverkusen manager has been replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa, who has taken interim charge of the La Liga giants.
The report does say, though, that Alonso is not the only candidate being linked with replacing Frank at Tottenham, with Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner mentioned as a potential replacement.
For the time being, at least, Spurs are keeping Frank as their manager but it remains to be seen if a change is made before the clash against Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek.
During Tottenham’s defeat to West Ham on Saturday, sections of home fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could be heard chanting 'You're getting sacked in the morning’ to the Spurs boss.
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"Of course, I've probably had better times, it's probably not the best time of course,” Frank said in response to the chants. “But I understand, I'm the man in charge. So the blame will go to me.
"That's fair, no problem in that sense. As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can, to support them and drive them forward, that's what we do, and we will keep going forward."