Tottenham Hotspur are looking to appoint a permanent manager for the 2026-27 season
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On Saturday, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the appointment of Igor Tudor as their new head coach until the end of season.
The Spurs hierarchy made the decision earlier this week to sack Thomas Frank after a miserable time at the helm in North London. His last game in charge was a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United with home supporters making their feelings known with chants of ‘sacked in the morning’ while the full-time whistle was greeted by loud boos.
Tottenham have now turned to Tudor on an interim basis. He has management experience with Galatasaray, Udinese, Hajduk Split, Hellas Verona, Marseille and Juventus.
The decision allows them more time to seek a permanent manager for the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign. One name who has been linked is former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca.
The ex-Chelsea boss and former Manchester City assistant was sacked by the Blues back in early January after a breakdown in relations with the club hierarchy. Despite links to North London, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has insisted that no talks have taken place and that he is the prime candidate to take over at Man City - if Pep Guardiola moves on.
He said on X: “No talks between Tottenham and Enzo Maresca so far despite recent links. Understand Maresca remains the clear leading candidate to be next Manchester City head coach… …when/if Pep Guardiola decides to leave.”
Former Spurs striker Gary Lineker believes Maresca is somebody Spurs should be looking at.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, he said: “Interestingly, for me, someone like (Enzo) Maresca. I mean, if I were Tottenham, I’d very much look at him, even though he is former Chelsea and they don’t like that kind of stuff, the Tottenham fans, possibly.
“If it were me, I would try and get Maresca. I knew him at Leicester; he was a really good coach. (He) did really well, I thought, at Chelsea, for a long time. The first little tricky spell he had, he was fired.”