Roberto De Zerbi will not stay at Tottenham Hotspur if the club is relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
Tottenham are close to appointing De Zerbi as their new manager after sacking Igor Tudor following a run of five Premier League matches without a win.
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The Italian coach is now tasked with keeping the North London club in the Premier League with just seven matches remaining this season.
However, were the 46-year-old to fail in his mission to keep Spurs up, then the former Brighton boss is very unlikely to stay and manage in the Championship.
Roberto De Zerbi would not stay at Tottenham in the Championship
Roberto De Zerbi will have a clause in his Tottenham Hotspur contract which would allow him to walk away if the club end up in the Championship, according to Julien Laurens.
Meanwhile, De Zerbi’s wages at Spurs would be halved if the N17 club are relegated, and the Lilywhites also hold their own break clause.
Speaking on Monday Night Club, Laurens said: “He’s not a Championship manager. There is no doubt in my mind, and I was told that again earlier, that there will be a clause for him to walk away.
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“There’s a break clause obviously if they do go down from the club’s point of view, but he would not stay in the Championship if they were to go down.”
De Zerbi sees Tottenham’s potential, and if they did complete the great escape, then a massive squad rebuild would be in order over the summer.
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Laurens adds that Spurs’ current group of players are not particularly suited to De Zerbi’s high-risk style of football.
“He would certainly feel that he failed if he didn’t keep them up. If he keeps them up, then he stays there. I think he sees the great potential of the club,” claimed the French journalist.
“But they will have a massive rebuild to do, because there are not many players in that current squad that fit for him and his philosophy.”
The Lilywhites are now just 13 days away from their next Premier League fixture, which is away at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland.