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Tottenham are going to be in search of a new Sporting Director to potentially replace Johan Lange, and a new name is now in the mix.

Tottenham have been linked with Dougie Freedman, whilst Paul Winstanley’s name has also popped up in the media.

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Given how badly Tottenham have performed in the Premier League over the last two seasons, the person picked for the role will have a rebuild on their hands.

Now, news of another name in the mix has emerged, with a figure who left a Premier League club in 2024 now being considered by Tottenham.

Tottenham want Kyriakos Dourekas

According to Rudy Galetti, Tottenham are now considering making a move for Dourekas, who is currently in place with Neom SC.

Prior to his appointment there, he spent six years in place at Nottingham Forest, working as a Director of Football and helping the club reach the Premier League.

Dourekas knows his way around a Premier League club, and his contacts might help Tottenham land a number of players who can represent upgrades on the current squad.

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The man who worked for Olympiacos for 11 years before moving to England would likely want a return to the Premier League and it will be interesting to see if Spurs do make an official approach.

The surprise element comes as he’s never operated as a Sporting Director before and has only worked in Director of Football or boardroom roles previously.

Dourekas could be perfect for Tottenham

At Forest, Dourekas played a part in assembling a squad capable of getting the Reds up and then keeping them in the Premier League.

The likes of James Garner, Philip Zinckernagel and Djed Spence – now of Tottenham – all signed under his watch in 2021/22 to help Forest towards promotion.

His recruitment role was then split between him and a number of other people in that department, and he played a hand in some very successful transfer windows.

Whoever comes in at Tottenham will have a sizeable job on their hands and as a respected figure within the game, perhaps Dourekas would be a solid if unspectacular appointment.

Comedian Jacob Hawley has revealed that he is starting a new podcast with Sean Dyche, who promises he has no plans of returning to football anytime soon.

Dyche has been linked with a move to Tottenham in a last-ditch attempt to save them from Premier League relegation.

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Igor Tudor is under big pressure at Tottenham to turn things around following three defeats in his first three matches as interim manager.

Spurs have been assessing potential alternatives less than a month after appointing the Croatian, but Dyche appears to have ruled himself out of the running.

Sean Dyche to Tottenham now looks unlikely

Sean Dyche’s potential move to Tottenham Hotspur now looks unlikely as he is starting a new podcast following his Nottingham Forest sacking.

Having been paid £5 million to leave the Midlands club, the manager is happy to sit out the game for a bit and wait for his next gig.

“Yeah, there’s no NDA just yet. I think I’m about to start a new comedy podcast, I should stress. It’s a comedy podcast about football rather than a football podcast trying to be funny,” Hawley told Screen Rot Podcast.

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“So I’m going to be a regular part of it. I mean, yeah, it’s Sean Dyche. It’s about woke culture and football. It’s literally called Utter Woke Nonsense. It’s Sean Dyche and me.

“It’s made by Piers Morgan, which I don’t love. I mean, it could be one of those things, one episode, and it’s done.

“It’s very much a thing of like, the producers are like, ‘he’s promised us he’s not going to take another football job’.

“They probably wouldn’t love me saying this, but apparently, he said to them, he was like, ‘I got £5 million out of two months with Forest. I’m happy to stick on YouTube for a while’.”

Harry Redknapp has also been linked with the Tottenham job, with the North London club clearly looking for a manager with Premier League experience.

Tudor was always a gamble given his lack of Premier League experience, and so far the experiment has backfired dramatically.

Diego Simeone thinks Tottenham Hotspur are the favourites for the Champions League Round of 16 tie against his Atletico Madrid team.

Tottenham Hotspur have a much-welcomed distraction from Premier League action as they face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

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Despite being in a relegation battle, Spurs are into the knockout stages of the Champions League and face a tough test against the Spanish giants.

Regardless of Tottenham’s domestic form, Simeone remains wary of the North London club and has been speaking ahead of the clash.

Diego Simone calls Tottenham ‘favourites’ vs Atletico Madrid

Diego Simone believes that Tottenham are ‘favourites’ over Atletico Madrid, given they finished fourth in the Champions League group stage.

Meanwhile, his Atleti team were forced to come through the playoffs, beating Club Brugge 7-4 on aggregate.

Speaking to the media in the Spanish capital, Simeone said: “They came in fourth in the first phase, and we came through the playoffs. Actually, we’re not the favourites. That’s something you guys write about.”

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Atletico are enjoying a much better domestic campaign than Spurs as they are currently third in La Liga, behind Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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Simeone claims to know Igor Tudor well and is expecting Tottenham to attack them at the Wanda Metropolitano.

“We don’t know how Tottenham will play. But I know their manager, and he’s always had an attacking mindset. We’ll see tomorrow. You can imagine many situations, but then the players change them.”

The Argentine manager has never once faced Tottenham in Europe, and this will be his first meeting with the Lilywhites.

Diego Simeone hails Conor Gallagher’s Tottenham move

During the January transfer window, Tottenham paid £36 million to sign Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid.

Gallagher has been disappointing at Tottenham so far, but Simeone is a big fan of the midfielder and is looking forward to facing him.

Simeone added: “Very humble, very dangerous. Can play different positions on the pitch. Massive work ethic. He has great behaviour, and we have very good memories of his spell at Atletico Madrid.”

Wayne Rooney has urged Conor Gallagher to step up and become a leader for Tottenham, with Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero letting the team down recently.

The North London club are in a critical position right now in the Premier League table, sitting just one point above the bottom three.

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West Ham United and Nottingham Forest are right on their coattails following their positive results during gameweek 29.

The former Premier League striker now believes that the Lilywhites are in real danger of going down and need a new leader to step up.

Wayne Rooney urges Conor Gallagher to become a leader at Tottenham

Wayne Rooney has told Conor Gallagher he has the opportunity now to become a leader at Tottenham Hotspur.

Spurs seem devoid of players willing to take accountability for recent results, with Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero both being sent off recently.

Speaking about the situation at Tottenham, Rooey told BBC Sport: “I like Tottenham. Tottenham was the team I always liked growing up as well.

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“If I were the Tottenham manager now or even one of the leaders, I think I’d probably come out and just say, ‘Listen, we know we haven’t been good enough, but please get behind us, we need you more than ever’. The booing isn’t helping.

But with Van de Ven and Romero both shying away, that presents someone like Gallagher to step up and take control of the situation.

Gallagher was the captain at Chelsea, so he certainly knows how to be a leader, and the North London club desperately need him.

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“If you think that that gives opportunity for someone else to go and do that, and whether that’s a Conor Gallagher, who’s only just gone in there, or whoever, that’s an opportunity for someone to stand up,” added Rooney.

“I like Tottenham, respect Tottenham, and I hope they don’t go down. But at the minute it’s slowly, slowly looking more likely they might do.”

Gallagher is Tottenham’s highest-paid player, and he needs to prove why the club paid £36 million to sign him during the January window.

Pedro Porro has hit back at Cristian Romero’s critics and insists that he will help Tottenham Hotspur for the rest of the season.

Romero returns from a four-match ban, having been shown a second card of the season away at Manchester United last month.

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Tottenham have lost every game since he has been missing, which has left the North London club sitting just one point above the bottom three.

But despite the captain letting the team down with his behaviour, Porro insists that he is still very well respected in the dressing room.

Pedro Porro insists Cristian Romero remains Tottenham’s ‘leader’

Pedro Porro claims that Cristian Romero is going to be a crucial player for Tottenham Hotspur in the final few months of the season.

The Argentine’s behaviour has been questioned over recent weeks, given his red card at Manchester United, which saw him banned for four games.

Romero’s role as Tottenham captain has also been questioned; however, Porro is adamant that he remains Spurs’ leader.

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Speaking to Radio Marca, Porro said: “He’s a leader in our locker room, he’s our captain, and I think he’s going to help us a lot.

“Having his leadership in these kinds of matches is crucial. He helps us a lot, and he’s a problem for our opponents.”

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven owe Tottenham a huge favour

Romero’s return has coincided with Micky van de Ven being sent off against Crystal Palace and given a one-match ban, although both are available to face Atletico Madrid.

Both players are supposed to be the team’s leaders; however, red cards have meant that they have put the team in a very worrying spot.

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Red card vs Crystal Palace…

Tottenham have consistently stuck behind Romero and Van de Ven, despite the former’s discipline problems and the latter’s injuries.

The defensive duo were great in the Europa League final, but now their discipline has put the Lilywhites in danger of relegation.

Over the coming weeks, Romero and Van de Ven both need to step up drastically to save the team from relegation.

Wayne Rooney has warned Tottenham Hotspur that they cannot sack Igor Tudor, as it gives the players an excuse to blame anyone but themselves.

Igor Tudor is under big pressure at Tottenham following three defeats from three as interim manager, and the team is sitting just one point above the relegation zone.

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Tottenham have been assessing replacements for Tudor, but have now been told why a change of manager again could be dangerous.

Rooney has explained why they must stick it out with Tudor as they fight to remain in the Premier League this season.

Wayne Rooney tells Tottenham not to sack Igor Tudor

Wayne Rooney believes that another interim Tottenham coach would have far too much pressure on them to remain in the Premier League.

Spurs could make a second managerial change in less than a month, with Tudor’s job at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium under serious pressure.

However, Rooney thinks the players need to shoulder some of the responsibility, and another change gives them an excuse to point the blame elsewhere.

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He told The Wayne Rooney Show: “You can’t change it now. You can’t change the manager after bringing them in. That just causes more confusion, more, you know.

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“You need you you need to trust the people above you as well. I think that’s important. If they change the manager now, I think that gives the players another excuse not to blame themselves and blame someone else, and puts that pressure on someone else to come in with new ideas again.

“I just think that there has to be something that the manager or the players or the board can do to get more because I think the fans at Tottenham at the minute, I feel so sorry for them.”

Harry Redknapp has been tipped for the Tottenham job as the club looks for a manager who knows the Premier League.

Sean Dyche has also been linked with Tottenham, which would be a huge twist in the race for Premier League survival.

The Lilywhites must get the next appointment spot on, otherwise they are almost certainly heading for the Championship.

Alan Shearer is just about backing Tottenham Hotspur to beat the drop in the Premier League this season.

The North London club are sitting in a precarious position right now in the Premier League table, just one point above the bottom three.

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West Ham United and Nottingham Forest are both right on their tails, having picked up results during the last gameweek of fixtures.

Spurs remain the only Premier League team without a win in 2026, but Shearer still thinks they will have enough to remain in the top-flight.

Alan Shearer backs Tottenham to avoid relegation

Alan Shearer backs Tottenham Hotspur to avoid relegation, but cannot say so with any confidence right now following the 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Speaking on The Rest Is Football, Shearer said: “I think they might just, I’ve not got confidence in it, but they may just have enough, but with what I’m seeing, I’m just saying that because of maybe the names in their squad rather than the ability.

“For too long, they haven’t performed. But I don’t know. Something is saying to me that they might just scrape it, but I’ve got no confidence with that at all.

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The worry is that West Ham United and Nottingham Forest are both fighting tooth and nail for survival, unlike Spurs.

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During game week 29, West Ham won away at Fulham; meanwhile, Forest earned an impressive draw away at the Etihad Stadium.

Shearer added: “At least they’re (West Ham) fighting and scrapping. Forest went to City, as we said. At least those two teams, for their fans, are saying, ‘Well, if we’re going, guys, we’re going down with a fight’. But Spursy at the minute, you don’t see any of that, do you?”

Tottenham face Liverpool next in the Premier League before a hugely decisive clash against Nottingham Forest on March 22.

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Gary Lineker has been left stunned by Tottenham’s situation right now and thinks they are now in real danger of being relegated.

“I mean, talk about crisis, crisis of confidence, crisis of belief, just on and off the pitch. It just seems a bit of a mess,” Linker said.

“They brought in Tudor, obviously, three games, three defeats. I saw him in his press conference, and he just didn’t really seem to know what to say.

“I saw them ask him about a couple of the injuries, how they close certain players, and he just went, ‘I don’t know’.”

“Obviously, I’ve got an allegiance towards Tottenham. I’ve got a lot of Spurs friends, and they’re all aghast at the moment. There’s a real possibility that Spurs could be relegated.”

Gary Lineker has urged Tottenham Hotspur to reappoint Harry Redknapp, with the club in danger of being relegated.

The North London club are just one point above the bottom three, and with Liverpool away their next Premier League fixture.

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He's done it before, could he do it again?

Igor Tudor is under growing pressure at Tottenham following three defeats in his first three matches as interim manager.

Lineker is now backing Spurs to make yet another managerial change and thinks they should bring back someone who knows the club well.

Gary Lineker backs Harry Redknapp for the Tottenham job

Gary Lineker believes that Tottenham Hotspur need a big personality like Harry Redknapp to come in and galvanise the club.

The gamble of Tudor has not worked, and now the North London club must bring in a coach who understands the Premier League.

“I honestly still don’t think it would be a bad idea to bring someone like Harry Redknapp in. Not someone like, but Harry Redknapp,” Lineker told The Rest is Football.

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“I know it sounds a bit mad, and he’s been out of the game for a while, but you know what he’s like? That big personality you can lift everybody coming in.”

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Martin O’Neil has done a seriously impressive job at Celtic, and Lineker backs Redknapp to have a similar impact at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“I mean, it’s in a moment of crisis, a little bit like Martin O’Neil has done on a couple of occasions now at Celtic and lifted them. I mean, the thought of them going down.”

Another manager who knows the club and the Premier League is Tim Sherwood, who says he could not say no to Tottenham.

Sean Dyche has also been linked with the Tottenham job, which would be a very interesting dynamic considering Nottingham Forest are their biggest relegation rivals.

Rangers fans are fuming with manager Danny Rohl for taking off Mikey Moore after 76 minutes, with the Tottenham star looking like their biggest threat in the Old Firm.

The Gers crashed out of the Scottish Cup in a goalless draw at Ibrox as the visitors won 4-2 on penalties in a feisty affair.

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For Moore, it was yet another big experience under his belt and another impressive display, which is why fans are fuming that he was subbed off.

Both teams struggled to break the deadlock, and the 18-year-old was one of the threatening attackers on the pitch, which is great news for Tottenham Hotspur.

Rangers fans fume at Mikey Moore substitution in the Old Firm

Rangers fans are fuming at the fact that Mikey Moore was taken off so early in their defeat at home to Celtic on Sunday.

Moore has been enjoying his time at Rangers recently, having bounced back from a tricky start to life in the Scottish Premiership.

However, it was another frustrating afternoon for Rangers as, after throwing away a two-goal lead to Celtic last week, they were beaten on penalties in the cup.

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Despite ending goalless, it was a thoroughly entertaining Old Firm derby between two teams who threw the kitchen sink at one another.

Moore had some very promising moments against Celtic once again, so it was not well-received when he was taken off in the 76th minute.

During the match, Rangers fans took to social media to share their frustration towards the manager for taking off the Spurs loanee.

One fan said: “Danny Rohl taking our best player off (Mikey Moore) and replacing him with Bajrami is unforgivable.”

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“From a Rangers point of view, taking Mikey Moore off completely killed the way we were playing,” claimed another fan.

A third fan added: “Why would you take Mikey Moore off for Bajrami? Danny Rohl, once again, your subs have got to be questioned cause that is criminal.”

There were yet further question marks over the manager’s call: “How on earth do you manage to take Mikey Moore off there?”

Finally, Rangers journalist Joshua Barrie said: “On for Mikey Moore, who has been his side’s brightest attacker, but you’d imagine is tiring.”

Teddy Sheringham has amazingly backed Igor Tudor to relegate Tottenham if he continues making one mistake.

The Croatian boss has replaced Thomas Frank on an interim basis and overseen three straight defeats in the Premier League, with Spurs yet to win a top-flight match in 2026.

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Tudor is already up against things in the short term, and a bad result away at Liverpool next Sunday could spell the end of his short-lived and frankly disastrous tenure.

Sheringham is a legend when it comes to the Premier League era at Tottenham, and he believes Spurs will be playing EFL football.

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Sheringham was invited on TalkSPORT last week to discuss the situation at Tottenham and it’s fair to say that he’s concerned for his former club.

The former striker thinks Tudor has got it all to do in order to convince fans of his ability to lead the team and feels he’s already making pretty fatal mistakes.

When asked if Spurs would stay up, he said: “If they keep this manager in charge, then yes.

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“I’ve got to be honest and when I heard the appointment first of all, it was like who what, where have they pulled him from? So, I don’t know who’s uh pulled the trigger on that one, but for me, he’s learning on the job. I said that he doesn’t know enough about the Premier League. He doesn’t know enough about his players at Tottenham. He doesn’t know where to play him. You only have to look at the players that you look at the back five that he played last night, every one of them was slightly out of position. And if you’ve played football, you understand what I’m talking about.

“If someone asks you to be 20 yards different on a football pitch, it’s uncanny to you; it doesn’t feel right.

“You’ve got you got Danso playing as a sweeper. You got Porro playing as a right centre half. You’ve got Van de Ven playing as a left centre half. That none of them are in the right position. You got Souza playing, making his home debut, and he’s playing as a wing-back rather than a fullback. You know, last week, Gallagher was playing out on the right wing. It’s all wrong for me.”

The next few games should make or break Tottenham this season and anything gained at Liverpool would have to be deemed a positive result.

After that, it’s Forest at home and if that ends in defeat, Spurs will be staring down the barrel of an unprecedented Premier League relegation.

Following that, Spurs will face Sunderland and Brighton and with both of those teams not having much left to play for this season, they will be viewed as winnable by Tottenham.

Sheringham is right. Tottenham have to start winning and if they don’t, the EFL looks like a real possibility for next season.