The bookies have already established the early favourite to succeed Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur and it is a former Premier League manager.
Thomas Frank's Tottenham spell is over after just eight months.
Tuesday night's 2-1 loss at home to Newcastle, who were winless in their previous five matches, ended up being the final straw. Spurs remain without a Premier League victory in this calendar year.
Tottenham Hotspur are searching for a new manager to replace Thomas Frank, following an eight-match winless run in the Premier League.
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Tottenham have issued a statement confirming that Thomas Frank has departed the club. Tuesday's defeat to Newcastle United proved to be his last match in charge, with Spurs now sitting just five points above the Premier League drop zone.
Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of appointing Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager following the sacking of Thomas Frank have soared, TEAMtalk understands, with another source revealing the Italian manager did not want to work with Daniel Levy and Fabio Paratici and is now ‘more open’.
An "outstanding" manager is now in the frame to replace Thomas Frank, who was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur following the defeat against Newcastle United.
Frank sacked after Newcastle defeat
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.