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Spurs have reportedly made a decision over their next manager after sacking Thomas Frank on Wednesday morning.

The north London club parted company with Frank after their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday, which left them in 16th place in the Premier League table.

Spurs have won just two of their last 17 matches, and sit only five points above the Premier League relegation zone with 12 games to play.

The Europa League holders now have a difficult decision to make over their next manager, given that there are only three months left of the season and relatively few top-level bosses available.

According to Sky Sports' Lyall Thomas, Spurs appointing an interim manager until the end of the season is their 'likely route', with the situation then to be assessed in the summer.

Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is second-favourite with the bookmakers to make what would be a return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but he first has to navigate the 2026 World Cup in charge of co-hosts United States.

Other options for the permanent role could include Roberto De Zerbi, who is the favourite to take over after leaving Marseille on Wednesday, and Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola.

Who will be Spurs' next manager?

If Spurs do decide to go down the interim route, they could copy Manchester United's appointment of Michael Carrick in placing a former player - or manager - in charge.

Ryan Mason was a first-team coach under Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou and is currently out of work - albeit after being sacked by Championship side West Brom.

Robbie Keane is currently in charge of Hungarian giants Ferencvaros, while Harry Redknapp, 78, is perhaps more of a wildcard option.

Last month, Spurs appointed former Liverpool coach Johnny Heitinga as Thomas Frank's assistant.

Heitinga spent the first part of the season in charge of Eredivisie side Ajax, though was sacked in November after winning just five of his 15 matches in charge.

At the time of Heitinga's arrival, Frank told Spurs' official website: "John is a great addition to our coaching staff. His ability, personality and character will add huge value both on and off the pitch.

"He had an impressive playing career across Europe - including five years in the Premier League - and with the Dutch national team.

"As a former defender, that will be one of his main responsibilities on the training pitch, and he brings great coaching and management experiences from all levels of the game, which will really help us moving forward."

Thomas Frank has been sacked by Spurs after a dire run of form left the club in 16th place.

Frank has struggled ever since taking the job with the Europa League winners and following a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday, the club have finally moved to give him the boot.

The result left Spurs 16th in the Premier League, just five points above the relegation zone.

David Ornstein of The Athletic reported on Wednesday morning that Spurs had decided to relieve Frank following a dismal run of eight league games without win.

The decision, which has not yet been announced by Spurs, comes after Frank said he was confident he would be in charge for the club's next Premier League game against Arsenal on February 22.

"Yeah, I am convinced I will be," Frank told Sky Sports.

"I understand the question. It is easy to point on me but it is never only the head coach, ownership, players or staff. It is everyone.

"Everyone knows what position we are in and what we need to improve on. That is what we are working hard on."

With the bookmakers, former manager Mauricio Pochettino is the clear favourite to be Spurs' next manager. Roberto De Zerbi is second in the race having left Marseille via mutual consent.

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Under-fire Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has delivered an update on his future after his side's defeat against Newcastle United.

Frank, 52, was appointed Spurs boss last summer after an impressive spell in charge of Brentford, replacing Ange Postecoglou.

However, it has been a tough season so far for Frank as his men are being dragged into a potential relegation battle.

On Tuesday night, Spurs were poor once again as Newcastle came away 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey. Archie Gray was the scorer for the hosts, who were booed off the pitch after the full time whistle.

As a result, Spurs dropped to 16th place in the Premier League table and are only five points ahead of 18th-placed West Ham United, who drew 1-1 with Manchester United at the London Stadium.

Speaking after the match, Frank was quizzed on his future by the media.

In response, the Dane revealed that he held talks with the Spurs board on Monday, and when asked if he fears for his job, Frank said to TNT Sports: "No. I spoke to them yesterday, so no.

"We understand we are not in a top position and we need to do everything we can to work very hard to get out of."

He added: "I understand the frustration and the easiest thing is to point at me. That’s fair and part of the job, unfortunately.

"I will work day and night to do everything to turn it around but it’s fair to say it’s never only one person. I think it’s fair to say we’ve been in this situation last year. It’s something we need to get through and improve and I’m not in doubt that I’m part of that."

Viral Manchester United fan Frank Ilet has reacted to his club's fourth consecutive win, as his haircut is now closer than ever.

On Saturday afternoon, United interim manager Michael Carrick picked up yet another win in charge of his former club, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford.

After a reckless challenge from Cristian Romero saw the Spurs captain sent off in the first half, United dominated much of the game, with goals from Bryan Mbeumo and captain Bruno Fernandes securing the win.

The result further boosts United's chances of securing a spot in the Champions League next season, and amazingly leaves them just nine points behind league leaders Arsenal.

However, there is one fan who will no doubt be happier than anybody else, as viral supporter Ilet needs just one more win to finally get a haircut.

Back in October 2024, Ilet went viral as he released a video vowing nut to cut his hair until his beloved Manchester United won five games in a row.

Now, 490 days later, Ilet's hair has outlasted two United managers and seen the club through various spells of great success and dismal failures.

But now, United's win over Spurs leaved Ilet closer than he has ever been to finally getting a haircut, as Carrick has led the club to four wins in a row.

And it's safe to say that Ilet is excited about the possibility, as he took to social media to share his reaction to the win.

Posting on his Instagram story, he kept it simple, writing: "This is it!"

However, that's not all he posted, as he then shared a lengthy video joking about losing the match, and it's not gone down particularly well with some United fans.

United face West Ham United in an away trip to the London Stadium on Tuesday night in what will be the deciding match for Ilet and the future of his hair.

In the video, Ilet pretends to be speaking to his therapist on day 1000 of the challenge, discussing losing the match with West Ham United 3-1, concerning some fans that he may be speaking it into existence.

Reacting to the post, one fan wrote: "Bro what are you wishing for! We're almost there 4/5."

Another added: "Brother, just one more win needed. Don't tempt fate!"

Manchester United have confirmed that another player has left the club following the closure of the winter transfer window.

Four weeks of transfer rumours all came to an end on Monday evening as the winter 2026 window came to a close.

Despite the fact that the window was relatively quiet for most clubs, there were some Premier League sides that kept busy throughout January, with the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace securing deals.

Meanwhile Manchester United were among the clubs that decided not to sign a single player in the winter transfer window, as the club adjusts to life after sacking former manager Ruben Amorim.

However, that didn't stop the club from allowing some players to depart, as they've confirmed that another player has left United after the transfer window closed.

The winter transfer window officially shut at 19:00 GMT on Monday, and yet, 14 hours later United released a statement announcing that Sekou Kone had left the club on loan for the rest of the season.

Subject to international clearance, the young midfielder will join Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport with the plan for him to get regular first-team minutes.

Lausanne are currently in seventh in the 12-team table, after playing 22 games, with United hoping that Kone can help them escape the bottom five teams that will have to compete in a relegation round.

The 20-year-old could also feature in the Swiss side's UEFA Conference League play-off match against SK Sigma Olomouc.

"We will be tracking Sekou's progress closely and wish him the very best of luck," United wrote in the statement.

The highly rated Mali youth international is yet to make his senior debut for United, but was on the bench for three Premier League games last season.

Many expected that Kone could make some further progress this season, but a fractured eye socket sustained during a National League Cup tie at Tamworth in August ruled him out for the start of the season.

The midfield talent returned to fitness in December, and played in two U21 matches, but since the middle of January has been training with his new team, who are also part of the same Ineos multi-club ownership group as United.

Cristian Romero has spoken out following Tottenham Hotspur's lack of action during the final day of the transfer window.

After four weeks of moves, the transfer window officially shut once again on Monday evening, meaning clubs will now have to wait until June 15 to complete any further deals.

Several Premier League clubs remained busy throughout January, with Manchester City perhaps the biggest winners after they completed deals for both Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi.

However, not every club's fans are happy with their side's business in the transfer window, with many Tottenham Hotspur fans feeling that the club didn't do enough given their current position of 14th in the Premier League.

And it appears that club captain Romero shares this view as he took to social media to hit out at the club in a damning statement posted shortly after the window had closed.

Less than 24 hours before the transfer window closed, Spurs secured an impressive draw during their match with Manchester City as they dealt with injuries to nine senior players.

Spurs' crisis appeared to get worse during the match as Romero was withdrawn at half time, with Frank later confirming that the Argentine was ill.

But instead of an entirely positive post celebrating the result, the Spurs captain decided to speak out about Spurs' lack of business in the transfer window, despite the fact that they are dealing with so many injuries.

Posting on Instagram, Romero wrote: "Great effort from all my teammates yesterday ,they were incredible.

"I wanted to be available to help them even though I wasn’t feeling well, especially since we only had 11 players available — unbelievable but true and disgraceful.

"We’ll keep showing up and taking responsibility to turn this around, working hard and staying together.

"All that’s left is to thank all of you for being there and for always supporting us, the fans."

Romero's decision to make the statement shortly after the transfer window closed with Spurs failing to make any signings on deadline day, further shows his frustration with the club.

Across the entire transfer window, Spurs made just two signings, bringing in former Chelsea star Conor Gallagher for a fee of £34million and 19-year-old defender Souza from Santos in a £13m deal.

Earlier in the windows Spurs sold Wales international Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace have signed winger Brennan Johnson for £35m having bought him for £47.5m in 2023.

Meanwhile the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Micky van de Ven, Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison and several others remain sidelines for the London club.

Rodri couldn't hold back his emotions as he criticised the referee during Manchester City's 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

In the final match on Sunday evening, Manchester City travelled to London to face a weakened Spurs side dealing with an injury crisis that forced nine senior players to miss the match.

Because of this, City headed into the match as heavy favourites, despite the fact that Spurs have been somewhat of a bogey team for Pep Guardiola's side in recent years.

Initially, it looked like the visitors were on their way to a comfortable win, with goals from Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo putting them ahead before half-time.

But, Spurs weren't done yet as they battled back to a 2-2 draw, and City captain Rodri is not happy about it.

It didn't take long for Spurs to put themselves back into the match in the second half as striker Dominic Solanke forced an error from defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi, leading to the latter scoring an own goal.

However, speaking post-match, Rodri argued that referee Robert Jones shouldn't have allowed the goal to stand, claiming that Solanke had fouled Guehi by kicking him in the back of the leg, pushing the ball into the net.

"We are frustrated because it's so clear the foul, he kicked the leg," Rodri said.

"We have to pay attention to these little things, otherwise it's going to be difficult for everyone because this league is about small details."

With Arsenal securing a win over Leeds United on Saturday, their lead atop the Premier League has now been extended to six points, putting a dent in City's hopes of reclaiming the title.

But when asked if he felt that the result was damaging to City's hopes in the title race, Rodri claimed that it wouldn't have a major impact.

"It's not damaging. We expect to win here, but we're still going to put our arms down and keep fighting until the end because that is our identity," he claimed.

"But we need to be fair in these situations, it's not just one because everyone can make a mistake, but two, three, four in a row, it's not possible.

"I'm not saying the level of refereeing here is bad, it's great, but we have to pay attention because we work so hard and these little actions make a difference, they cannot make a difference, but today unfortunately it did."

City host Newcastle United for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday before a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Gary Neville embarrassed Tottenham Hotspur with a brutal comment during their Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Following a dramatic weekend across the Premier League, Manchester City travelled to London to face bogey team Tottenham Hotspur in the final match on Sunday.

Heading into the match, the pressure on Spurs' manager Thomas Frank was reaching a boiling point, with the club's last Premier League win being the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on December 28.

When the match kicked off, it didn't take long for things to get even worse for Frank as the visitors took the lead through Rayan Cherki, before new star signing Antoine Semenyo doubled City's lead before half-time.

But perhaps the most brutal part of the first-half for Spurs fans was the devastating comment that Neville made while doing the commentary for the match.

Following City's opening goal, Neville claimed that the only way they wouldn't comfortably win the match would be if they lacked concentration and failed to score a second goal.

Therefore, when Pep Guardiola's side did find a second goal, he congratulated the team, quipping that they had managed to stop Spurs from dragging them into a 'charity match'.

Reacting to the comment, one fan wrote on X: "Manchester City were in danger of getting drawn into this charity match”. Gary Neville, that’s colddd."

While another added: "Gary Neville calling the City Spurs game a charity match hahaha fair play saying it as it is

With a Spurs fan claiming: "Gary Neville describing this game as soccer aid is exactly what this is. SHOCKING level of intensity from Tottenham.

"That is the easiest goal City have ever scored, and Semenyo scores to make it 2-0. Frank’s time at Spurs is done."

However, not all fans appreciated the joke, with one adding: Get Gary Neville off comms the miserable b*****, not one mention of the fact it's a Spurs squad with a load of injuries playing against a top City team.

"Did the same when United had a bench full of academy players. He absolutely loves sticking the boot in on Spurs and United."

While another commented: "Gary Neville is a disgrace in the way he’s talking about the Spurs players, Sky Sports should not be allowing it.

Despite Neville's harsh words, Spurs started the second half strongly as striker Dominic Solanke forced City's new signing Marc Guehi to score an own goal, putting the hosts back into the match.

A Tottenham Hotspur star has threatened to quit the club due to 'unfair treatment' from manager Thomas Frank.

Frank has endured a nightmare start to his life at Tottenham domestically, sitting 14th in the Premier League and being knocked out of both the FA and Carabao Cup.

However, the Danish coach has found success in Europe, with victory over Eintracht Frankfurt guiding them to a top eight finish in the Champions League.

The result means Spurs will avoid a play-off and head straight into the round of 16 of the Champions League, with the draw now confirmed.

Despite their last result bringing new waves of optimism for Frank, Sky Sports Germany have claimed that forward Mathys Tel will look to quit the club if Frank is not sacked.

The report claims that Tel as grown frustrated with his lack of playing time, and feels Frank has treated him 'unfairly', with his absence from Wednesday's UCL squad the final straw.

Both Tel and Spurs' representatives are believed to have met in London following his exclusion, with Tel demanding answers before Monday's transfer deadline.

Sky's sources have claimed that Tel has received an offer from the French Ligue 1 side Paris FC with contact also made from clubs in England and Spain.

Frank sends message to Spurs fans

Following Spurs' last gasp draw against Burnley, Frank insisted that his side are on the right trajectory to succeed despite poor domestic form.

“The message to the fans, as I said the whole time, is that we’re working very hard on making sure everything is going in the right direction and that we’ll keep doing that,” Frank said via The Guardian.

“First and foremost, I want to thank them for travelling and supporting the team throughout the game. We could, should have been out of sight. But also they acknowledge the willpower and character of the team that keep running, keep fighting to the end. We just need to keep going.”

“There’s no denying that we need to now turn draws into wins and today, for being so close, you’d hope that would have been the case. We just fell a little bit short," he added.

The transfer fee that is being discussed for Andy Robertson's stunning switch to Tottenham has emerged and Liverpool fans are furious.

The winter transfer window deadline (February 2) is looming as clubs across the country are aiming to secure reinforcements for their squads ahead of the second half of the season.

Spurs have already recruited Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £34 million.

And Thomas Frank is keen for further signings in a bid to turn his side's fortunes around.

Spurs are enduring yet another miserable Premier League campaign following last season's 17th-placed finish.

They find themselves in 14th, having won just seven league games this season.

Spurs, however, are in a commanding position to advance to the next round of the Champions League.

With the transfer deadline approaching, Frank has identified Liverpool defender Robertson, who is out of contract at the end of the season.

A mid-season move is expected, with Spurs and Liverpool locked in negotiations

According to Sky Sports' Vinny O'Connor, a package of £5 million is being discussed.

O'Connor claims preliminary talks have started and an outcome is expected in the next few days.

Once the £5 million fee emerged online, Liverpool fans immediately hit out at the transfer as they made their feelings known online.

One X user wrote: "I really don’t understand the logic in this deal at all, Robo has the experience and is a great backup to [Milos] Kerkez and still has a big part to play."

A second said: "Really? Robbo for £5m?"

A third added: "I'd rather keep our best left back ever, our vice captain than selling him for £5m mid season to a team whom we might end up facing in next few months in the ucl knockout stages."

Referencing Liverpool chief Richard Hughes, another commented: "For £5m keep him, he’s still a decent player and having Kerkez and Robbo at LB is a solid option. Hughes seems to forget of our injury worries within the defence."

Robertson has played second-fiddle to Kerkez, who was snapped up last summer.

The veteran Scot has played 21 games this season, including 13 league appearances.

But most of his showings have come off the bench.

Despite being Liverpool's back-up left-back since the arrival of Kerkez, Liverpool fans believe the club shouldn't sanction the deal given his experience and the measly fee.