Tottenham Hotspur have finally sacked Thomas Frank, pressed against the backdrop of mounting relegation concerns.
Defeat at home against Newcastle United on Tuesday evening sent the Danish coach's tenuous tenure into a spin, marking their seventh loss from 13 home games in the Premier League.
There was no way back for Frank, who achieved great things with Brentford but has failed his first shot at stepping up and leading one of Europe's elite outfits.
Frank has been relieved of his duties, and rightly so, but now, the onus is on landing someone who can make this football club thrive once again.
The latest on Spurs' search for a manager
It's been months since chatter was first heard regarding Frank's position at the Tottenham helm. For a while now, it's felt like a matter of when, and not if, the 52-year-old would be dismissed from his duties.
Perceived to have played with pragmatic (some might say negative) tactics, Frank did not align with the way fans wanted to play, especially after predecessor Ange Postecoglou, whose football was erratic and unstable but at least entertaining.
Not only have Spurs proved an eye sore throughout the season, but they've failed to muster any kind of form in the league, and now they are only five points ahead of in-form West Ham United, who sit on the edge of the relegation zone.
Links to Mauricio Pochettino and Roberto De Zerbi, recently sacked by Marseille, have surfaced, but TEAMtalk have revealed that Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner could be the man for the job, with internal meetings between the Lewis family and Vinai Venkatesham already having taken place.
Glasner won the FA Cup and the Community Shield in 2025, lifting the Eagles to heights previously unseen. He is out of contract at the end of the season and has stated, vehemently, that he will not be changing his mind.
Tottenham have a number of candidates shortlisted, for sure, but Glasner might just be the perfect pick, someone who can facilitate a successful new chapter down N17.
Should this be the route Spurs go down, an interim boss will be required, meaning Frank's assistant manager at the club, John Heitinga, could get the nod.
Why Glasner is perfect for Spurs
Glasner has turned Crystal Palace into one of the top teams in the country. They've lulled in recent weeks, but this feels like a natural (if bitter for those of a Palace persuasion) end to a successful project.
The 51-year-old has built something priceless at Palace, and though his preferred 3-4-2-1 formation would take some getting used to at Tottenham, it is hardly as if the Lilywhites have been in a set-up that has fired on all cylinders since the start of the term.
He has won 44 of his 91 matches in charge at Selhurst Park, a points-per-game rate of 1.61. His team have scored 163 goals while only conceding 124.
Should Glasner arrive and reshape this Tottenham team, it could be to the benefit of Xavi Simons, who has struggled since arriving from RB Leipzig for £51m last summer.
The 22-year-old must be given some leeway, though, with N17 hardly proving a hothouse for player development, certainly when that player is young and finding their feet in a new, rigorous league.
But Glasner is a "special" coach, as remarked by football reporter Alex Howell, and he took Roy Hodgson's Palace side and crafted them into a slick and stylish outfit - and a title-winning one at that.
Eberechi Eze developed into one of the Premier League's top talents while under Glasner's management at Selhurst Park, and Simons could do something similar down N17, becoming a staple in a team who finally find their feet and break away from their creative bluntness.
Simons, after all, is creating 1.4 chances per game in the Premier League this season, and this in a system that has failed to get going.
Could Simons become Glasner's new talisman? Surely he was signed and welcomed to north London to take such a berth.
Under Glasner's wing, Simons might just become the superstar that fans are anticipating to see bloom.