Marco Rose wasn't afraid to make his feelings clear about the Premier League, having spent the majority of his career – on and off the pitch – in Germany
Marco Rose has previously admitted that he would be interested in coaching a Premier League club. The 49-year-old has been heavily linked with the vacant head coach position at Tottenham Hotspur following the departure of Thomas Frank.
football.london understands that the Lilywhites are confident they will appoint an experienced interim boss ahead of the players' return from a five-day break on Monday. Spurs want to bring somebody in until the end of the season before selecting a permanent option from a wider pool of candidates in the summer.
As it stands, it remains unclear who exactly Tottenham will bring in, but it's understood that, if successful, the interim will be considered at the end of the season. According to The Telegraph, the north Londoners have shortlisted Rose and Edin Terzic as potential successors to Thomas Frank, with the interview process now underway.
It's said that Roberto De Zerbi, Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane are also thought to be 'prominent' in internal discussions. Despite strong competition, Rose has been named as the new bookies' favourite to take the reins.
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Speaking to The Guardian in February 2021, Rose claimed that he's 'never had a career plan'. He said: "I never sit at home and think: ‘In 10 years I want to be coach of Man United or Liverpool.
"Of course, if I have time to think about it, maybe it’s interesting to be a coach once in the Premier League. But I feel very well now in Germany, in the Bundesliga.
"I've never had a career plan," added Rose. After a brief spell as head coach at Lokomotive Leipzig, the German was picked up by RB Salzburg, where he earned his stripes coaching the under-16s and the under-18s before eventually taking charge of the first team.
He etched his name into the history books, leading the Austrian outfit to the domestic double in 2018/19. Rose's attractive brand of football caught the eye; he went on to enjoy spells at Borussia Monchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
The German said: "A Marco Rose team? It’s always active in a game, against the ball and with the ball. It tries to win balls in a high position on the pitch. If we have the chance to score quickly, we should use it; if not, we should keep possession, but not so that we start to sleep.
"Moving the ball fast, moving the opponents, winning it back in the shortest possible time if we lose it. Playing clever, playing hard, not just for the gallery. Always convinced about every teammate, and always with the belief that we have a chance to win against anyone."
Rose enjoyed a two-and-a-half-year fruitful period at the Red Bull Arena, winning the DFB-Pokal and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, before getting sacked in March 2025. He's been without a job since.