Lord Alan Sugar, former Tottenham Hotspur chairman and part-owner from 1991 to 2001, publicly urged the club to appoint Jürgen Klopp as manager on December 14, 2025.This came after Tottenham’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, which left them 11th in the Premier League and intensified pressure on current manager Thomas Frank.
Sugar posted on X (formerly Twitter):
“With the massive fortune of the Lewis family it would be a win-win situation if they hired Jurgen Klopp in January. Loads of money for players and a great manager. Who agrees #coys @SpursOfficial”
(He later reposted a corrected version after a spelling error was pointed out.)
Multiple outlets reported on this, including Goal.com, Football London, The Mirror, Metro, and GiveMeSport, framing it as a bold suggestion amid calls for Frank’s potential sacking.
With the massive fortune of the Lewis family it would be a win win situation if they hired Jurgen Klopp in January. Loads of money for players and a great manager. Who agrees #coys@SpursOfficial REPOSTED AS A TWAT POINTED OUT I SPELT MANAGER WRONG
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— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) December 14, 2025
However, Klopp has repeatedly stated he has no plans to return to club management soon. He left Liverpool in 2024, citing burnout, took a break, and now holds a non-coaching role as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer (starting in 2025).
Klopp previously said on podcasts that if he ever managed again in England, it would only be for Liverpool, and recent comments from Red Bull executives indicate he’s content in his current position.
While Sugar’s idea generated buzz among fans and the media, it’s widely seen as highly unlikely given Klopp’s stance.
Our view on the Klopp idea and the problem at Spurs
Unfortunately for Sir Alan and Spurs fans, recruiting a top-class replacement for Thomas Frank would be an exercise in wallpapering over intense cracks that have appeared after several decades of selling our best players and replacing them with punts. Hoping a player improves is not much of an informed strategy, and many fans have been sucked into believing that coaches come equipped with magic wands.
Too many signings have been mediocre, and others have been disastrous. The net result of this is that players who do have something about them are left struggling to lift those around them.
Last term, this squad lost 22 games and was fortunate not to get relegated.
Antonio Conte and José Mourinho have stellar CVs, and both are serial winners, yet they both failed spectacularly at Spurs.
No, thanks, Sir Alan, and with regret, you’re fired.