Roberto De Zerbi could suddenly become a strong contender for the Tottenham Hotspur job and he would be open to replacing Thomas Frank.
The Italian manager has been sacked as head coach of Marseille following a very mixed run of results in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
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The French club were eliminated from Europe in the group stage and suffered a 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain over the weekend.
The former Brighton boss could now suddenly emerge as a contender to take the job at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Roberto De Zerbi would be open to joining Tottenham
Roberto De Zerbi would be open to joining Tottenham Hotspur following the departures of Fabio Paratici and Daniel Levy, according to Alex Crook.
De Zerbi has left Marseille following one-and-a-half seasons in charge of the Phocaeans and is now available to replace the sacked Thomas Frank.
The 46-year-old has previously been linked with the job in North London; however, he was not keen to work with either Levy or Paratici.
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But now, with Levy having left in the summer and Paratici joining Fiorentina, the possibility of De Zerbi joining could suddenly become a hot topic at Spurs.
Crook told TalkSPORT: “I’m thinking it’s not necessarily a coincidence that Roberto De Zerbi has left Marseille overnight. He was someone that Spurs were keen to appoint before, bringing in even Ange Postecoglou.
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“At the time, I’m told he wasn’t necessarily up for working with Daniel Levy or Fabio Paratici, the former sporting director.
“Both of those are no longer part of the day-to-day running of the football club, and I’m told De Zerbi would potentially be more open to taking the Tottenham job. So certainly that is going to be one to check.”
Danny Murphy on Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham
Danny Murphy has warned Tottenham that De Zerbi would be a bad appointment as he is a ‘problem’.
“He did what all managers do when they get some success is they start believing their own hype. I think De Zerbi might be a problem,” Murphy told TalkSPORT.
“Right now, they’ve just got to get someone in and keep them in the league. Don’t think long-term, think short-term.