Tottenham haven’t exactly kicked on in the manner they thought they would after sacking Ange Postecoglou in the summer.
Spurs lost 3-2 at Bournemouth on Wednesday night, sparking angry scenes in the away end at full-time and leaving the North London club 14th in the Premier League table, with 27 points from 21 matches.
Thomas Frank has come under increased scrutiny after the defeat at the Vitality Stadium, with one major bookmaker slashing the odds on him being the next Premier League manager to leave to 5/2, behind favourite Nuno Espirito Santo at West Ham (1/2).
Although Tottenham’s 2024-25 Premier League campaign was their worst ever under Postecoglou, at least the Australian’s supporters can argue that he was focusing on winning silverware, which he did when Spurs lifted the Europa League trophy in May.
However, that clearly wasn’t enough for former chairman Daniel Levy, who sacked Postecoglou in June, with the Aussie boss unfortunately suffering the same fate just months later after an ill-fated, short spell at Nottingham Forest.
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Postecoglou is still on the market, with the 60-year-old former Tottenham manager keeping quiet about what his immediate career plans are.
It seems as though the ex-Celtic boss is taking a break from management after being mistreated at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and becoming the shortest-reigning Premier League manager of all time at Nottingham Forest.
However, Postecoglou is continually being linked with jobs.
He seems to be back in Australia right now, with Postecoglou being spotted at South Melbourne FC in December.
It’s likely that he’s been enjoying the holidays, away from what’s been a bleak, cold and snowy UK winter.
But there’s every chance that he could return to the miserable British weather later this year, with Postecoglou firmly in the running to be in charge of Celtic at the start of the 2026-27 Scottish season.
Martin O’Neill has returned to Celtic Park as interim manager after Wilfried Nancy was sacked earlier this week.
He’s currently the 5/6 favourite to stay in charge of the Hoops into next season, but Shaun Maloney (7/2) and Postecoglou (8/1) are also contenders for the role.
What are chances of Postecoglou returning as Australia manager?
Australia are heading to the World Cup in North America later this year with Tony Popovic in charge.
It was a nervy qualifying campaign for the Socceroos, who managed to book their spot at the 2026 World Cup in the third round of AFC qualifiers.
They were handed a tough group in that round, finishing behind Japan and ahead of third-placed Saudi Arabia.
But Australia lost to Bahrain and drew with Indonesia in their opening two games, prompting Graham Arnold to resign as manager, before turning things around after Popovic was hired to replace him.
Since taking charge in September 2024, Popovic has done a good job, winning eight of his 14 matches and failing to lose any competitive fixtures.
However, he’s currently on a three-game losing streak with Australia suffering consecutive friendly defeats to the USA, Venezuela and Colombia through October and November.
Postecoglou’s nation has been grouped with the US, Paraguay and a yet-to-be-decided UEFA country, which will be one of Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania.
It’s a favourable group for the Aussies, so if Popovic’s side suffer humiliation in those games, there’s every chance a role will open up for Postecoglou to take in the summer.