Liam Rosenior is on the brink of the sack at Chelsea, with their woes giving Tottenham Hotspur fans a brief respite from their own troubles.
In a shock twist, though, it may not all be good news with the latest surrounding Roberto De Zerbi.
Tottenham are in a rut of their own, currently stranded in the Premier League relegation zone by two points after a 2-2 draw against Brighton on Saturday.
That was De Zerbi’s first home game in charge, with the Italian falling to that 1-0 defeat at Sunderland in his debut for the Lilywhites.
Despite only being two games into his tenure, he has been linked with the Chelsea job.
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Roberto De Zerbi among favourites for Chelsea job
Rosenior hasn’t been sacked yet, but crisis talks have been held at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea appear to have thrown away qualification for the Champions League, with serious doubts over whether they can beat Leeds in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on Sunday, too.
That may be the final straw for Rosenior, if he makes it that far.
But, given De Zerbi is only two games into a five-year contract at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there is absolutely zero chance he is going to Chelsea.
According to major bookmakers, the Italian is 6/1 to take over as their next permanent manager.
Right now, the only thing that matters is the next game in North London.
Tottenham face Wolves at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, and if they do not win that game, then relegation is more than likely.
Tottenham’s final five games in Premier League
After Wolves, there are huge games against Aston Villa and Leeds.
With the latter currently eight points ahead of Spurs, it would take a massive swing over the next two games to make that more important than it currently looks.
Ironically, then comes a trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in the penultimate game of the season, with Rosenior highly unlikely to still be in charge for that.
De Zerbi will be there, and despite the odds, he will be in the away dugout trying to pick up three points at a not-so-happy hunting ground for Tottenham over the years.
Then Everton come to town on the final day of the season, with De Zerbi concentrating on what’s ahead of him and Spurs rather than other jobs, especially the Chelsea role.
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