Tottenham Hotspur have followed Chelsea in considering appointing FC Porto’s Francesco Farioli as their new manager.
Last month, Chelsea parted ways with Enzo Maresca and appointed Liam Rosenior as his successor. Prior to the latter arrived at Stamford Bridge, the Blues had looked at Farioli.
On January 3rd, Sport Witness covered the Portuguese claims explaining Porto’s stance on their coach amid Chelsea links.
Tottenham are now looking at the Dragons boss, and Jornal de Notícias cover the latest on Spurs and also mention Chelsea.
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Earlier this week, the Europa League winners parted ways with Thomas Frank following a series of poor results and performances.
The latest claims from the UK have mentioned the former Ajax manager as an option for the north London club.
Jornal de Notícias now pick up on that provide their own stance on the possibility of the 36-year-old leaving Porto.
He joined the Portuguese club last summer, after a season at Ajax. The Italian has so far managed 34 matches, and Porto have won 27 of them and drew four. Their impressive run has helped them sit on top of the table, four points ahead of second placed Sporting.
This may have convinced Tottenham to reportedly consider the Italian as a candidate to replace the Dane, but the Spurs option is now ruled out.
According to Jornal de Notícias, Farioli has ‘no intention’ of leaving Porto for Tottenham midway through the season.
He experienced a similar situation when Chelsea emerged as an option in January. The newspaper points out that the manager made a firm commitment to Porto. He has now repeated it after claims of Tottenham’s interest emerged.
This should be enough for now to rule out the possibility of seeing Farioli at Tottenham.
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